˜yÐÄvlog

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unlearned

[ uhn-lur-nid uhn-lurnd ]

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 relating to uneducated persons.


unlearned

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ±ôɜ˲Ôɪ»å /

adjective

  1. ignorant or untaught
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Derived Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôˈ±ô±ð²¹°ù²Ô±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ð²¹°ù²ÔĻå·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unlearned1

First recorded in 1350–1400, unlearned is from the Middle English word unlerned. See un- 1, learned
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Example Sentences

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The South African National Biodiversity Institute, which runs the zoo, denied it, saying it was behaviour learnt from years of circus life that would never be completely unlearned.

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Perhaps the process can be reversed and an addiction unlearned.

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This is learned behavior and can be unlearned.

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They have unlearned how to do anything but hold each other for time, fatally unaware of how much the other fighter has left in the tank.

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But what we’ve witnessed in these bank runs and collapses is a sign that the lessons of that historic event are still unlearned.

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