untaught

[ uhn-tawt ]
/ ʌnˈtɔt /
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of unteach.

adjective

not taught; not acquired by teaching; natural: untaught gentleness.
not instructed or educated; naive; ignorant.

Origin of untaught

(defs 2, 3) un-1 + taught

Words nearby untaught

untamable, untamed, untangle, untapped, untarnished, untaught, untaxed, unteach, untenable, untended, untenured

Definition for untaught (2 of 2)

unteach
[ uhn-teech ]
/ ʌnˈtitʃ /

verb (used with object), un·taught, un·teach·ing.

to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught.

Origin of unteach

First recorded in 1525–35; un-2 + teach

Words related to untaught

unlearned, uneducated, unschooled, unread, instinctive, unforced, ignorant, illiterate, natural, spontaneous, untrained, uninstructed, untutored

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British Dictionary definitions for untaught (1 of 2)

untaught
/ (ʌnˈtɔːt) /

adjective

without training or education
attained or achieved without instruction

British Dictionary definitions for untaught (2 of 2)

unteach
/ (ʌnˈtiːtʃ) /

verb -teaches, -teaching or -taught (tr) rare

to cause to disbelieve (teaching)