ill-informed

[ il-in-fawrmd ]

/ ˈɪl ɪnˈfɔrmd /

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adjective

lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.

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Origin of ill-informed

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby ill-informed

Illich, illicit, Illimani, illimitable, illin', ill-informed, illinium, Illinoian, Illinois, Illinoisan, Illinois bundleflower

How to use ill-informed in a sentence

They had rarely seen their own fathers carry small children unless their mothers were ill.
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I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
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David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
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The Brazilian press said the White House informed Brasilia about the rapprochement minutes before the statement was made public.
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He was informed indeed he had, however the island was infinite.
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These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
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"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The major-general kept him well informed of every movement of the enemy, and pointed out the dangerous isolation of Davout.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison