unlearned; unlearning; unlearns
1
: to put out of one's knowledge or memory
2
: to undo the effect of : discard the habit of
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It is hard to unlearn bad habits.
let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year
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The bottom line: Give yourself permission to spend reasonably, and work to unlearn unhelpful patterns from youth
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In the background of this story, there’s been a bigger process of unlearning things and maturing into your spirituality, of questioning the beliefs that your sense of social belonging was conditioned on.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The future demands adaptable students who can learn, unlearn, and relearn as AI evolves.
—Beata M. Jones, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Violette Leduc had to spend a lifetime unlearning how to see the world as her mother saw it.
—Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
In the background of this story, there’s been a bigger process of unlearning things and maturing into your spirituality, of questioning the beliefs that your sense of social belonging was conditioned on.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Unlearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlearn. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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unlearn
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un·learn
ˌən-ˈlərn 
: to put out of one's knowledge or memory
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