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Definition of unlearned - 4 dictionary results

un⋅learn⋅ed

  [uhn-lur-nid for 1, 2, 5; uhn-lurnd for 3, 4]
Use unlearned in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
2. uneducated; untaught; unschooled; ignorant.
3. not acquired by instruction, study, etc.
4. known without being learned.
5. of or pertaining to uneducated persons.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME unlerned. See un- 1 , learned

Related forms:
un⋅learn⋅ed⋅ly, adverb

un⋅learn

  [uhn-lurn]
–verb (used with object)
1. to forget or lose knowledge of.
2. to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding: to unlearn preconceptions.
–verb (used without object)
3. to lose or discard knowledge.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME unlernen. See un- 2 , learn
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un·learn   (ŭn-lûrn')   
tr.v.   un·learned also un·learnt (-lûrnt'), un·learn·ing, un·learns

  1. To put (something learned) out of the mind; forget.

  2. To undo the effect of; put aside the practice of: tried to unlearn his habit of nail-biting.

un·learn·ed   (ŭn-lûr'nĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not educated; ignorant or illiterate.

  2. Not skilled or versed in a specified discipline.

  3. (-lûrnd') Not acquired by training or studying: an unlearned response.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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