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uneducated
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Uneducated
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un·ed·u·cat·ed
/
ʌnˈɛdʒ
ʊˌkeɪ
tɪd, -ˈɛd
yʊ-
/
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[
uhn-
ej
-
oo
-key-tid, -
ed
-y
oo
-
]
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adjective
not
educated
.
Origin:
1580–90;
un-
1
+
educated
Synonyms
untutored, unschooled, untaught, uninstructed, unenlightened, uninformed, uncultivated. See
ignorant
.
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uneducated
(ʌnˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd)
—
adj
not having been educated to a good standard:
poor uneducated people
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
uneducated
1588, from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
educate
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
More people were
uneducated
and poor then than now in our poor-me-society.
He has similarly
uneducated
, unrealistic views on handling a modern economy
that should disqualify him for serious consideration.
Unfortunately,
uneducated
people get pets for the wrong reason.
We've had poor and
uneducated
people since we've had civilization.
However, absence of formal education does not necessarily mean you are
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or limited in your ability to adjust to work.
Unfortunately, there will be some life lost, typical the poor and
uneducated
.
We don't have to be
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and into drugs or violence.
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.
There are times and places when you must be blunt to the willfully ignorant and
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.
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