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单词 unlearns
释义

unlearn

verb

un·​learn ˌən-ˈlərn How to pronounce unlearn (audio)
unlearned; unlearning; unlearns

transitive verb

1
: to put out of one's knowledge or memory
2
: to undo the effect of : discard the habit of

Synonyms

  • disremember
  • forget
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Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web The reality is a business that continues to unlearn lessons never easily learned in Hollywood: how to create and simultaneously point stockholders toward new work, new intellectual properties, new storytelling for a sustainable future. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Combined, these foundational steps can help leaders unlearn poor habits and retrain the brain to default to an inclusive lens. Kelsey Griffis, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 The pandemic gave people time to step back, reassess their lives, and unlearn the old ways of working. Rhett Power, Forbes, 8 May 2022 Once acquired, the park said, such conditioning is not easy to unlearn. Washington Post, 3 May 2022 Wii Sports tennis fans will need to unlearn how that old game worked to not constantly fail in NSS tennis. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022 Adaptability is often regarded as the key skill for success in the modern world, with Alvin Toffler famously remarking that success is largely based on our ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 Or, Miss Manners suggests, help your dog unlearn this particular trick. Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022 In the thoughtful documentary Mama Bears, Daresha Kyi follows three conservative Christian families at different parts of their journeys to unlearn their homophobia and transphobia. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

unlearns

verb

present tense third-person singular of unlearn
as in forgets
to be unable to recall or think of let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • forgets
  • loses
  • misses
  • disremembers
  • ignores
  • blanks
  • misremembers
  • disregards
  • passes over
  • neglects
  • slights
  • slurs (over)
  • overlooks
  • overpasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • remembers
  • thinks (of)
  • recalls
  • recollects
  • reminds
  • reminisces (about)
  • minds
  • harks back (to)
  • hearkens back (to)
  • flashes back (to)
  • harkens back (to)
  • harkens back (to)
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