unplan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ plan

Verb[edit]

unplan (third-person singular simple present unplans, present participle unplanning, simple past and past participle unplanned)

  1. (transitive) To undo the planning of (something previously planned); to cancel.
    • 1854, Henry H. Tator, Brother Jonathan's cottage, page 186:
      O, Goodness! help me to unplan that plan, and to unpurpose that purpose!
    • 2000, James E. Christie, Juju, page 108:
      “How do you know people from West Point are marching?” “My organization planned it!” “You ought to unplan it.”
    • 2005, Christine Hassler, 20-Something, 20-Everything, page xvii:
      I then had to deal with finding a place to live, trying to make more money, and unplanning a wedding. The hurt, embarrassment, and shock of a breakup was something I had never planned on facing.