unlearn

un·learn

verb \-ˈlərn\

Definition of UNLEARN

transitive verb

1

: to put out of one's knowledge or memory

2

: to undo the effect of : discard the habit of

Examples of UNLEARN

1. It is hard to unlearn bad habits.
2. <let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year>

First Known Use of UNLEARN

15th century

Related to UNLEARN

Synonyms: disremember, forget

Antonyms: flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, remember, reminisce (about), think (of)

Related Words: lose, miss; blank; misremember; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Near Antonyms: remind

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Rhymes with UNLEARN

adjourn, astern, attorn, casern, concern, discern, downturn, epergne, eterne, extern, heartburn, Hepburn, intern, in turn, inurn, kick turn, lucerne, Lucerne, nocturn, nocturne, outturn, return, sauternes, secern, sojourn, star turn, stem turn, step turn, sunburn, upturn, U-turn, windburn