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uninformed
[
in-
fawrmd
]
Origin
in·formed
/
ɪnˈfɔrmd
/
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[
in-
fawrmd
]
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adjective
having or prepared with
information
or knowledge; apprised:
an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
inform
,
-ed
2
Related forms
in·form·ed·ly
/
ɪnˈfɔr
mɪd
li
/
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[
in-
fawr
-mid-lee
]
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,
adverb
half-in·formed,
adjective
qua·si-in·formed,
adjective
un·in·formed,
adjective
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uninformed
(ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːmd)
—
adj
not having knowledge or information about a situation, subject, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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uninformed
1597, from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
inform
. Originally in ref. to some specific matter or subject; general sense of "uneducated, ignorant" is recorded from 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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