uninformed

uninformed
un|in|formed [ˌʌnınˈfo:md US -o:r-] adj
not having enough knowledge or information
Parents were left anxious, uninformed, and isolated.
uninformed criticism from uninformed journalists
uninformed about
Many immigrants are uninformed about US tax laws.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • uninformed — index blind (not discerning), incognizant, inexperienced, unacquainted, unaware, unversed, unwitting Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • uninformed — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of INFORM (Cf. inform). Originally in reference to some specific matter or subject; general sense of uneducated, ignorant is recorded from 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

  • uninformed — [adj] unaware blind, caught napping*, daydreaming, deaf, ignorant, inattentive, in the dark*, negligent, not informed, not told, oblivious, out of it*, out to lunch*, unbriefed, unconscious, uneducated, unenlightened, uninstructed, unknowing,… …   New thesaurus

  • uninformed — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • uninformed — un|in|formed [ ,ʌnım fɔrmd ] adjective not based on knowledge or correct information, and therefore wrong or inappropriate: uninformed comments a. without knowledge or information about something: uninformed about: Voters are surprisingly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uninformed — [[t]ʌ̱nɪnfɔ͟ː(r)md[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as uninformed, you mean that they have very little knowledge or information about a particular situation or subject. He could not complain that he was uninformed about the true nature of… …   English dictionary

  • uninformed — UK [ˌʌnɪnˈfɔː(r)md] / US [ˌʌnɪmˈfɔrmd] adjective a) not based on knowledge or correct information, and therefore wrong or unsuitable uninformed comments b) without knowledge or information about something uninformed about: Voters are surprisingly …   English dictionary

  • uninformed — adj. Uninformed is used with these nouns: ↑comment, ↑reader, ↑view …   Collocations dictionary

  • uninformed — adj. uninformed about, of * * * [ˌʌnɪn fɔːmd] of uninformedabout …   Combinatory dictionary

  • uninformed — adjective not having enough knowledge or information: uninformed criticism see also: informed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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