unlearn
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʌnˈləːn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɝn/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n
Verb
unlearn (third-person singular simple present unlearns, present participle unlearning, simple past and past participle unlearned or unlearnt)
- (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.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 80:
- (transitive) To break a habit.
Translations
to discard the knowledge of
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to break a habit
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