unlearned

== English == === Alternative forms === unlearnt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English unlerned (“not taught, uneducated”). By surface analysis, un- (“not”) +‎ learned (“educated”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/ (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɝnɪd/ ==== Adjective ==== unlearned (comparative more unlearned, superlative most unlearned) ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ignorant Antonym: learned ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From un- (“not”) +‎ learned (“studied”), past participle of learn. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnd/ (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɝnd/ ==== Adjective ==== unlearned (comparative more unlearned, superlative most unlearned) Of a behavior: not learned; innate. Synonyms: inborn, inherent; see also Thesaurus:innate Of information: that has not (yet) been learned; unknown. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English unlernyd (“obliterated from memory, forgotten”), equivalent to unlearn +‎ -ed. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnd/ (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈlɝnd/ ==== Verb ==== unlearned simple past and past participle of unlearn (“discard the knowledge of”)