Definition of UNLEARN

unlearn

Verb

Verb Forms: unlearned, unlearnt, unlearning, unlearns

  • To forget or discard something previously learned.
  • try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
  • discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
  • To discard the knowledge of.
  • To break a habit.

Examples

  • He had to unlearn his habit of only playing short words to improve his Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 7

unlearn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unlearn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unlearn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

unlearn: valid Words With Friends Word