mislearning
/mɪsˈlɜrnɪŋ/
verb
- To learn something incorrectly, so that the knowledge or skill is wrong or flawed.
- If you mislearn the steps of the dance, you will confuse the whole group.
- She mislearned the pronunciation of that word from an old textbook.
- Children can mislearn social habits if they are not given good examples.
Synonyms
noun
- The act or process of learning something incorrectly, resulting in wrong knowledge or habits.
- The teacher noticed the student's mislearning of the grammar rule and corrected it with extra practice.
- Mislearning can happen when a person practices a skill without proper feedback.
- His mislearning of basic math facts made it hard for him to solve more advanced problems.