ill-informed

American  

[il-in-fawrmd] / ˈɪl ɪnˈfɔrmd /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of ill-informed

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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ill-informed

Bill Plaschke should have consulted with his colleague Laurence Darmiento before writing his ill-informed column on the sale of the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Attorney Jeanine Pirro told a judge in surprising detail that the government’s decision to indict him on a felony charge was ill-informed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

More important, it is evidence of how astoundingly ill-informed they are about the role they play in American life and how and why it has changed so dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

For instance, just a year after Guardiola's arrival at Etihad Stadium, La Liga president Javier Tebas accused City of "financial doping" in comments the club described as "ill-informed and in parts pure fiction".

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

There were also dark secrets people didn’t much talk about, along with a gray market of gossip that could spread the ill-informed rumor as fast as any IM or text network.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel