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adjective

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as in misguided

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verb

past tense of misinform
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
Adjective
There are reports of suicide from all of these enormous hormonal fluctuations, and yet women are left in the dark and misinformed about what to expect. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 Why the plea deal was delayed The plea deal was delayed last week after Jackson had an outburst in court when his family was misinformed about the hearing time. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
And no reset timeout was called — with the Libs seemingly being misinformed by officials — to draw up another magical play for a shot at double OT like Fauthoux’s previous shot to end regulation. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 His office later added that Hoskins could have been misinformed or misunderstood the exchange. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misinformed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformed
  1. misguided
  2. deceived
  3. confused
  4. tricked
  5. incorrect
  6. fooled
  7. mistaken
  8. misled
Adjective
  • Poor relief and education policies of her era were designed with her input, at times prescient and at other times shockingly misguided.
    — Jeanna Smialek, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And Jennifer Pedranti still isn’t married to fiancé Ryan Boyajian, whether over cold feet or misguided hope that Bravo will give them a wedding special.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of misguided
Verb
  • But don’t be deceived, these are not primarily poems of the body, though the animal body–the dog, the human, meat– return throughout.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deceived
Adjective
  • The Dolphins’ secondary appeared confused and unprepared for Maye’s throws, which were pinpoint accurate.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The ones who were looked confused but kindly dropped candy into our bags.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • The woman did so willingly, and there is no allegation that she was forced or tricked.
    — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But now, the technology has caught up and people are tricked.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricked
Adjective
  • The Department complies with all record retention obligations, and any suggestion otherwise is incorrect.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Voting-rights advocates and election experts questioned whether errors in the unverified data contributed to potentially incorrect inactivations, the outlet reported.
    — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of incorrect
Verb
  • The Department of Justice on Friday added a request that the judge separate all ballots showing votes for the second Dan Sullivan until it can be determined whether voters were fooled into wasting their votes for a spoiler candidate.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by its small stature, because its layout is designed for efficient livability and maximum storage.
    — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of fooled
Adjective
  • But this resilience should not be mistaken for future security of supply, especially as this potential escalation comes at a time when global inventory levels have been drained by around 1 billion barrels.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Errors involving mistaken identity cases like Wittlin’s have also put Flock under fire.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of mistaken
Verb
  • This area is rife with fraud, including multiple cases in which telemarketers misled consumers into paying hundreds of dollars per month to purchase sham health insurance.
    — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • During the trial, jurors assessed whether Facebook misled users about privacy and content moderation 34 separate times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of misled

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“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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