désapprendre
French, verb/de.za.pʁɑ̃dʁ/
désapprendre is spelled D-É-S-A-P-P-R-E-N-D-R-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 98,883rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Désapprendre is a French verb meaning “to unlearn; to break a habit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Oublier ce qu’on a appris”.
What does désapprendre mean in English?
verb
- 1
to unlearn; to break a habit
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Oublier ce qu’on a appris. 2. Faire oublier ce qu’on a appris, intériorisé. 3. Perdre ce qui avait été acquis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of désapprendre
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- désapprenant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- désappris participle past
- désapprends first-person indicative present
- désapprend indicative present singular
- désapprenons first-person indicative plural
- désapprenez indicative plural present
- désapprennent indicative plural present
- désapprenais first-person imperfect indicative
- désapprenait imperfect indicative singular
- désapprenions first-person imperfect indicative
- désappreniez imperfect indicative plural
- désapprenaient imperfect indicative plural
- désapprit historic indicative past
- désapprîmes first-person historic indicative
- désapprîtes historic indicative past
- désapprirent historic indicative past
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce désapprendre?
- /de.za.pʁɑ̃dʁ/
- \de.za.pʁɑ̃dʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to désapprendre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is désapprendre in French?
désapprendre appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).