as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
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Recent Examples of misinformed
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025
Public health leaders say Gorton's assessment of public health measures is misinformed.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Anyone repeating this harmful myth is misinformed or intentionally trying to mislead parents.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025
Public health leaders say Gorton's assessment of public health measures is misinformed.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Popov did just that, only to be misinformed.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformed
Adjective
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But the derision coming as a result of what Darnold has accomplished in Seattle is ultimately misguided.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other misguided ideas should be left on Capitol Hill’s cutting room floor.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But someone in mental decline may go way out of their way or get very confused.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Michele and Jesse Foster just seemed confused when the procession passed them on the street corner.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries to work in them under slave-like conditions.—
Sakchai Lalit,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Wiles barely could make the tight final left-hand turn that had tricked Monsen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While everyone could be more easily fooled now, don’t be the one remembered for delivering bad intel.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by its petite, easy-to-carry silhouette, though, because the bag boasts plenty of space to stow your essentials and beyond.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Conversely, the state Attorney General's office believes applying the anti-nepotism law in this situation would be an incorrect and overly broad interpretation.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Feb. 2026
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The state’s attorneys said that too was incorrect.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Russia’s Defense and Foreign Ministries have not responded to CNN’s request for comment on allegations that some recruits were misled or coerced.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Low-Back and Low-Seat Sofas Greaves warns homeowners to not be misled by sofas with low backs and low seats.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This underrated food is often mistaken for a vegetable, but peas are actually a member of the legume family.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
9 Feb. 2026
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Council member Jaime Resendez said low survey response rates, particularly in southern Dallas, shouldn’t be mistaken for lack of preference.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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