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

/ ʌnˈlɜːnɪd /

adjective

1. ignorant or untaught

Derived Forms

• unˈlearnedly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·learned·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unlearned¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

Perhaps the process can be reversed and an addiction unlearned.

From Science Daily

This is learned behavior and can be unlearned.

From Seattle Times

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.

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times