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Learned Helplessness

When a child/student gives you a perpetual "idk" face when you ask/they are asked, to do some menial task that is well within their ability to do so, but they want you to either do it for them, or just give them the answer.
Susie should stop displaying such obvious learned helplessness and tie her own damn shoelaces, the idiot is thirteen!

The students suffer from a ridiculous amount of learned helplessness whenever they are asked to go over something their science teacher *just*freaking*disscused*.
by The.strangler. June 2, 2016
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Learned Behavior

Everything we are came from being brainwashed as a child.

When we went to school, it was brainwashing. When were taught from our parents, it was brainwashing. If you were in an organized religion, it was brainwashing. Let me explain my reasoning.

* Some teachings are a necessity and healthy. Some teachings have been proven to be false, outdated.
* As a child, you were taught to respect others, have proper etiquette, listen to what you're told. (The Basics). We all had a different basic teachings. These teachings should of been healthy and necessary. So far, this is who you are.

* You were then forced to absorb information from schools that executed information in completely different forms. Also, everyone had a different level of experience from that school. As far as how other kids absorbed their basic information and how you felt around them. Either you were liked, you were passed up, or you were not social because you didn't feel comfortable.
You are not born racist, it is learned behavior. Also that action he is doing is learned behavior from childhood.
by Seer_Derek November 13, 2018
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Learned Helplessness

A disease for which the main symptom is never learning how to do simple tasks for yourself. Always asking others to do things for you--especially in the workplace. A carrier of the disease is usually fully dependent on coworkers and the employees below them.
"Hey Susie, I'm going to need you to put postage on this for me. I just never learned how to use the postage machine...I have learned helplessness"

"I've had learned helplessness ever since I got promoted to CEO. Can you copy this double-sided for me? I just can't bring myself to figure it out."
by Angry Rant June 9, 2009
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learned the clarinet at school

Slang for 'able to give a fucking fantastic blowjob'.
"Let's just say she learned the clarinet at school," John replied, as his mates crowed loudly and patted him on the back.
by Ferretsoup November 7, 2012
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learned'd

A huge thread for a bunch of fags on NICOclub
Hey, let's all be gay and post random crap on the Learned'd thread today!
by NICOclub November 21, 2010
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learned on the bus

When someone uses phrase "learned on the bus", he actually reffers to hours of learning home masked as a casual low interest in following exam.
"Hey man, how did you prepare for todays exam?" "I only learned on the bus, I'm totally gonna screw it up."
by CiceroIguess March 27, 2019
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Learned On

When a teacher finds an educational resource that seems great, and they’re excited to use it.
Hey Ms.Walsh, the new Writing Kit is so good I’m getting learned on!
by Mizz-oh12 March 11, 2022
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