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
Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2025
The new changes to the COVID vaccine policy follow a history of false and misinformed claims Kennedy has made about COVID vaccines.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Leading health experts have criticized the lawsuit, which resurfaces false claims about vaccine safety, as frivolous and misinformed.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Anyone get any particularly bad or misinformed advice?
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Verb
Some Kremlin officials have called Trump misinformed about what is happening.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2025
The new changes to the COVID vaccine policy follow a history of false and misinformed claims Kennedy has made about COVID vaccines.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Leading health experts have criticized the lawsuit, which resurfaces false claims about vaccine safety, as frivolous and misinformed.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Anyone get any particularly bad or misinformed advice?
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinformed
Verb
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The belief that the challenge from China can safely be divorced from the threat from Russia is deeply misguided.—
The Editors,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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Some advocates felt the action by the supervisors was misguided, focusing on security rather than the root cases that led so many young people inside juvenile halls to use drugs — lack of programming and poor treatment options for anyone looking to kick their addiction.—
Rebecca Ellis
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.—
Seth Reiss,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.—
TJ Macias
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The company misled him about the cost of the loan, which was loaded with junk fees and devoured 60% of his paychecks.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last week, attorneys for the former five-term Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez asked a judge for a new trial, saying defense attorneys and jurors were misled by state prosecutors who argued that Martinez created legislation in order to benefit a constituent.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Andy Byron has not put out any statement; reports saying otherwise are all incorrect.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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One company statement referenced the video and stories related to it by pointing out incorrect information.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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In numerous replies and posts, Grok wrote messaged that glorified Adolf Hitler, attached stereotypes to users with Jewish surnames and spread erroneous conspiracy theories about the role of Jewish people in government, commerce and media.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Because of erroneous information on the website for the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), a story published July 6 on Page A1 incorrectly reported that former San Jose police officer George Brown’s police license with the state had been taken off suspension.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
9 July 2025
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“Misinformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinformed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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