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unlearned

un·lear·ned

UK/ʌnˈlɜːnd/ US/ʌnˈlɝnd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not established by conditioning or learning

  • “an unconditioned reflex”
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2.

not well learned

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3.

lacking general education or knowledge

  • “an ignorant man”
  • “nescient of contemporary literature”
  • “an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues”
  • “exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions”
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Origin

From Middle English unlerned (“not taught, uneducated”). By surface analysis, un- (“not”) + learned (“educated”).

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