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

A dearth of serious reporting contributed to the public being ill-informed.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Don’t underestimate either how ill-informed he might choose to be about what’s really happening in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Senior investigating officer Det Supt Paul Hughes said much criticism of Letby's convictions was "ill-informed" and based on a "very partial knowledge of the facts".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

Good-government groups like Common Cause say that the dangers of officials relying on misleading statistics are myriad, including a disintegration of public trust as well as ill-informed legislation.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

He was anxious to find out a little about these people who owned Soldier Island, but the man Narracott seemed curiously ill-informed, or perhaps unwilling to talk.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie