uninformed
adjective
un·in·formed
ˌən-in-ˈfȯrmd 
: not educated or knowledgeable : not having or based upon information or awareness : not informed
an uninformed opinion
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Consider the perception an uninformed resident who sees a person rapidly displaying a replica firearm in a populated common area.
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Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Some supplements target older consumers, using disinformation to trick the uninformed.
—Andrew Price, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Folks will sometimes walk away from interactions with her feeling uninformed or stupid.
—Roxane Gay, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
However, misinformation and uninformed attitudes can be dangerous and lead to laws that further exacerbate the HIV/AIDS crisis.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The belief — perhaps held by some uninformed Republicans — that if Ukraine is ignored enough, Putin will somehow stop and just go away, has already been exposed as delusional in the last weeks alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Default Alive: Gone are the days when uninformed investors would throw unlimited funding at superficial projects.
—Sheraz Ahmed, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Folks were embarrassing themselves with that kind of uninformed talk before the game.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
This acceptance in the face of uninformed, often antisemitic rhetoric was ubiquitous.
—Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Some supplements target older consumers, using disinformation to trick the uninformed.
—Andrew Price, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Folks will sometimes walk away from interactions with her feeling uninformed or stupid.
—Roxane Gay, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
However, misinformation and uninformed attitudes can be dangerous and lead to laws that further exacerbate the HIV/AIDS crisis.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The belief — perhaps held by some uninformed Republicans — that if Ukraine is ignored enough, Putin will somehow stop and just go away, has already been exposed as delusional in the last weeks alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Default Alive: Gone are the days when uninformed investors would throw unlimited funding at superficial projects.
—Sheraz Ahmed, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Folks were embarrassing themselves with that kind of uninformed talk before the game.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
This acceptance in the face of uninformed, often antisemitic rhetoric was ubiquitous.
—Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
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“Uninformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninformed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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