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unlearn - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb transitive verb
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb transitive verb obsolete To fail to learn.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb transitive To discard the knowledge of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb verb
Etymologies
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From un- + learn .
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On Unlearning Racism, Sexism or Classism: ... 'to unlearn ' is not the opposite of 'to learn.'
MORE NOTES FROM A HOUSEBOUND OBSERVER Maggie Jochild 2007
Bostwick said he has tried to instill in players that they can conquer - or "unlearn " - fear.
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The thing I have to unlearn is to think constantly that I am hungry.
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Roethlisberger should undergo counseling to "unlearn " his abusive ways.
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skipvia commented on the word unlearn
You often hear jazz or rock musicians say that they needed to "unlearn" classical forms in order to experiment with improvisation or different melodic structures. Interesting concept...
October 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the word unlearn
Unlearning is needed to excel in a lot of fields, because it leads to "thinking outside the box." See also: deprogramming for a related concept of mind-renewal.
October 23, 2007
dailyword commented on the word unlearn
Yoda wanted Luke to do this when he was training.
June 18, 2012