Unlearn
(verb)
To actively forget or unlearn something that was previously learned.
Origin:
From the prefix un- meaning not and the word learn.
Examples:
- He had to unlearn the bad habits he picked up in prison.
- She had to unlearn the stereotypes she held about certain groups.
- It is difficult to unlearn things that have been ingrained in our minds.
- He had to unlearn the incorrect information he was taught.
- She had to unlearn the language she had spoken as a child.