unperform

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verb

To cease to perform; to undo or dismantle (a social or cultural practice) by refusing to take part.

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Meanings

verbunperform (third-person singular simple present unperforms, present participle unperforming, simple past and past participle unperformed)

present singular third person unperforms · participle present unperforming · participle past unperformed · past unperformed

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo cease to perform; to undo or dismantle (a social or cultural practice) by refusing to take part.

    Set against the ongoing legacy of minstrelsy, Banks argues against race as a meaningful category and brings to our attention strategies to unperform and dismantle it.

    2006, Jan Cohen-Cruz, Mady Schutzman, A Boal Companion: Dialogues on Theatre and Cultural Politics (page 7)

Origin

From un- + perform.

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APA

unperform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperform

MLA

“unperform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unperform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unperform.

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