1. to deliberately forget or discard knowledge, habits, or behaviors that have been previously learned

Examples

• After years of bad posture, she had to unlearn her slouching habit.
• The new employee needed to unlearn the procedures from his previous job.
• It’s difficult to unlearn prejudices that were formed in childhood.
• The coach helped him unlearn his incorrect tennis swing.
• Moving to a new country, she had to unlearn some cultural assumptions.
• The therapy helped her unlearn negative thought patterns.