unlearn

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈləːn/ (UK)
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/ʌnˈləːn/ (UK) · /ʌnˈlɝn/ (US)

Definition of unlearn

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To discard the knowledge of.
    “It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.”
    “It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To discard the knowledge of.
    “It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.”
    “It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn.”
  2. (transitive)To break a habit.

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Etymology

From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn.

Anagrams of unlearn

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