unlearned

• unlearnt

From Middle English unlerned (“not taught, uneducated”), equivalent to un- (“not”) +‎ learned (“educated”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɝnɪd/

unlearned (comparative more unlearned, superlative most unlearned)

1. ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ignorant

   Antonym: learned

   • 1963, “Masters of War” (track 3, side 1), in Bob Dylan (lyrics), (traditional)/Jean Ritchie (music), The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, performed by Bob Dylan:

     How much do I know / To talk out of turn / You might say that I'm young / You might say I'm unlearned / But there's one thing I know / Though I'm younger than you / Even Jesus would never / Forgive what you do

From un- (“not”) +‎ learned (“studied”), past participle of learn.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɝnd/

unlearned (comparative more unlearned, superlative most unlearned)

1. Of a behavior: not learned; innate.

   Synonyms: inborn, inherent; see also Thesaurus:innate

From Middle English unlernyd (“obliterated from memory, forgotten”), equivalent to unlearn +‎ -ed.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɜːnd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈlɝnd/

unlearned

1. simple past and past participle of unlearn (“discard the knowledge of”)