unlearn

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ learn.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ʌnˈləːn/
• (US) IPA: /ʌnˈlɝn/

Verb

unlearn (third-person singular simple present unlearns, present participle unlearning, simple past and past participle unlearned)

1. (transitive) To discard the knowledge of.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 80:

     It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.

Anagrams

• annuler