ill-informed

adjective

1
: not having a lot of knowledge especially about current news and events
ill-informed voters
2
: not based on facts
an ill-informed decision/opinion

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Clearly Define Roles To Enable Quick Incident Response Organizations struggle to balance rapid action with clear accountability during incidents, leading to stalled or ill-informed decisions. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Sun Sentinel Pompano mayor: Commissioner’s call to end CRA is ill-informed | Opinion Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin responds to a Sun Sentinel op-ed by Pompano Beach City Commissioner Audrey Fesik that called for abolishing the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025 Some may be minor – when a chatbot gives the wrong answer to a simple question, the user may end up ill-informed. Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025 Yet there are perceptions, fueled in part by misleading or ill-informed stories and social media posts, that TGL’s technology is driven by a single launch monitor. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The conference — which draws child abuse pediatricians, social workers, police and prosecutors — featured multiple presentations that cast doctors who testify for the defense as both ill-informed and mercenary. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024 Still, Travis said his accusations and claims during meetings, often directed toward others, are ill-informed and don’t paint the whole picture. Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 July 2024 Today, there are two such unpredictable and ill-informed leaders: Kim and Trump. Scott D. Sagan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2017 Sarah’s death is tragic and, unfortunately, repeatable as a result of broken and ill-informed policies. Sen. Joni Ernst, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2024

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“Ill-informed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-informed. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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