unthink

American  

[uhn-thingk] / ʌnˈθɪŋk /

verb (used without object)

unthought, unthinking

1. to end one's thought or reverse the process of thought.

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verb (used with object)

unthought, unthinking

1. to dispel from the mind.

   Unthink your thoughts.

unthink British  

/ ʌnˈθɪŋk /

verb

1. to reverse one's opinion about

2. to dispel from the mind

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Etymology

Origin of unthink

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + think ¹

Example Sentences

“When I was studying art history, I was told to unthink that notion of the starving artist in the garret,” Gordenker says.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2021

The problem with thinking a lot about electric cars is that certain things become impossible to unthink: powering a car with fossil fuels, meeting 21st-century challenges with 19th-century answers, become more than irresponsible.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2017

Once the mind thinks some thoughts, it cannot unthink them.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a profession which usually makes popularity unthink able, he achieved another unprecedented triumph last summer when New York fans presented him with an automobile as a token of esteem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now that she had thought it, she couldn’t unthink it.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi