unteach
Make someone unlearn
Unteach means to cause someone to unlearn or forget something previously taught, or to counteract the effects of earlier instruction.
It suggests actively working against established knowledge or habits rather than simply adding new information.
It took months to unteach the bad habits her previous piano teacher had instilled.
The word often implies that what was originally taught was incorrect, harmful, or counterproductive.
Erroneous belief or understanding
- errorFault in communication
- fallacyError in reasoning
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
inaccuracy · mistake · misunderstanding · distortion · bias · stereotype · prejudice · falsehood
Think about something anew
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- questionRequest for information
- reassessEvaluate a second time
- challengeTest of ability
reexamine · revisit · reflect · doubt · analyze · scrutinize · reframe · perspective
Settled regular tendency
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
conditioning · muscle memory · automatic · ingrained · internalized · shed · release · let go
Traditional explanatory tale
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
urban legend · old wives' tale · pseudoscience · disprove · expose · fact-check · evidence · skepticism
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- cultFervent fringe group
ideology · dogma · radicalization · manipulation · belief system · groupthink · deprogramming · exit
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- errorFault in communication
- fallacyError in reasoning
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
misbelief · inaccuracy · mistake · misunderstanding · distortion · bias · stereotype · prejudice · falsehood · wrong
reconsider
Think about something anew
- reevaluateConsider again more carefully
- questionRequest for information
- reassessEvaluate a second time
challenge · reexamine · revisit · reflect · doubt · analyze · scrutinize · reframe · perspective · assumption
habit
Settled regular tendency
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
behavior · conditioning · muscle memory · automatic · ingrained · internalized · shed · release · let go · break
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
misinformation · urban legend · old wives' tale · pseudoscience · disprove · expose · fact-check · evidence · skepticism · critical
indoctrination
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
cult · ideology · dogma · radicalization · manipulation · belief system · groupthink · deprogramming · exit · intervention
- letting goletting go, forgive, giving up, let go, relinquishing