unlearned; unlearning; unlearns
1
: to put out of one's knowledge or memory
2
: to undo the effect of : discard the habit of
Examples of unlearn in a Sentence
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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Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The Portuguese is attempting to get his players to unlearn a collection of bad playing habits while teaching them a set of new routines.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Learn how to learn-and unlearn if necessary, as described in my prior article.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Give yourself permission to spend reasonably, and work to unlearn unhelpful patterns from youth
4.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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unlearn
verb
un·learn
ˌən-ˈlərn 
: to put out of one's knowledge or memory
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