unlearn

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɝn/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
  2. verb discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

Etymology

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

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