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
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
This peril is due to the fact that Americans, by and large, including many legislators, are misinformed about the alien question, while professional patriots exploit it to their strange ends.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Sanat Pai Raikarall,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
Popov did just that, only to be misinformed.
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Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Many Americans are badly misinformed about human life expectancy.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
This peril is due to the fact that Americans, by and large, including many legislators, are misinformed about the alien question, while professional patriots exploit it to their strange ends.
—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Timoja had been misinformed that the ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah, had died, leaving behind a young and inexperienced successor, and that internal rivalries among Deccan rulers had further weakened Goa.
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Sanat Pai Raikarall,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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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She’s portrayed as misguided and misunderstood, not evil.
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The impacts of this misguided certainty compound across months of customer interactions.
Verb
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Some people in Israel say Netanyahu, in a way, deceived Trump.
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One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.
Adjective
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But then, the writer himself might get confused about which is which.
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For example, a lot of fans were a bit confused on Friday after watching Miguel Almiron be sent off in the first half of Paraguay’s win against Turkey.
Verb
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.
Adjective
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Govern From Day One In a regulated context, an assistant that produces a confident but incorrect answer carries genuine regulatory and reputational exposure.
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Many argue that signatures are invalid because signers listed incorrect addresses or live outside of the district the candidate wants to represent.
Verb
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Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
Adjective
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Too much sunlight, normally only a problem in areas with extremely hot climates, may cause plants to bleach out and look pale, which may be mistaken for yellowing.
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Participating female nurses wear a white uniform, nursing cap and blue cape with a red lining, similar to capes worn by nurses on the battlefield, who would flip them over their shoulder to be seen so they wouldn’t be mistaken for the enemy, and so neither side would shoot at them.
Verb
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Citing a 2025 Stanford study, Hale says people who consult AI to help them with interpersonal conflict can be misled.
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An employee who takes on a role without fully understanding the scope, pace, management style, or tools involved is likely to feel misled within weeks.
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“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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