informed

[ in-fawrmd ]

/ ɪnˈfɔrmd /

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adjective

having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.

Nearby words

Origin of informed

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inform¹, -ed²

Related formsin·form·ed·ly

[in-fawr-mid-lee] /ɪnˈfɔr mɪd li/, adverbhalf-in·formed, adjectivequa·si-in·formed, adjectiveun·in·formed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for uninformed

In Revolution, Brand bemoans our “uninformed populace,” while repeatedly proving his point with fantastically wrong information.
Russell Brand’s Revolution For Morons|Michael Moynihan|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It becomes a hapless gesture of uninformed social media departments who perceive the potential of engagement without consequences.
Jameis Winston's Inevitable #epicfail|Gideon Resnick|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three kinds of guessing: the informed, the uninformed, and the demented.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 May Have Been Flown Into the World's Biggest Void|Clive Irving|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Given the history here, this might have put an uninformed observer in mind of biting the hand that feeds you.
How Washington Gifts the 1 Percent|David Stockman|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A lot of loud, noisy, uninformed people won the day by shouting “hurt.”
Stop Moping! The Marathon Is Exactly What New York Needs Right Now|Jay Michaelson|November 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was harmless; she was even doing crochet work; and her face was the face of Chester uninformed by thought.
What Not|Rose Macaulay
An uninformed stranger would detect nothing to excite suspicion.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
Perhaps he may be preparing it while we are talking about it: for of all these things I am uninformed.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
One was Pete, ten were good-intentioned but uninformed friends, and one was Foley.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
Let us therefore simply note that George Flack had grounds for looming publicly large to an uninformed young woman.
The Reverberator|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for uninformed (1 of 2)

uninformed

/ (ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːmd) /

adjective

not having knowledge or information about a situation, subject, etc

British Dictionary definitions for uninformed (2 of 2)

informed

/ (ɪnˈfɔːmd) /

adjective

having much knowledge or education; learned or cultured

based on informationan informed judgment

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Word Origin and History for uninformed

uninformed

adj.

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inform. Originally in reference to some specific matter or subject; general sense of "uneducated, ignorant" is recorded from 1640s.