miseducated

Taught incorrect information

Miseducated describes someone who has been taught incorrectly or harmfully—given false information, flawed methods, or a distorted understanding of a subject.

The word implies the education itself was the problem, not the student's ability: A generation miseducated about their own history.

It suggests the need to unlearn before real learning can begin.

misinformed

uninformed

Lacking necessary knowledge

ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
misinformedGiven incorrect facts
unenlightenedLacking awareness or knowledge

unaware · deceived · deluded · misconceptions · ill-informed · misled · misguided · mistaken · confused · wrong

indoctrinated

brainwashed

Mentally manipulated into compliance

propagandizedExposed to biased persuasion
radicalizedMade politically extreme
inculcatedImplanted by persistent teaching

conditioned · manipulated · programmed · dogmatic · ideological · sectarian · partisan · regimented · conformist · cultish

undertaught

failed

Did not succeed

neglectedNot given proper attention
shortchangedGiven insufficient payment
underservedInsufficiently provided for

disadvantaged · ill-prepared · unschooled · untaught · untrained · unskilled · underprepared · remedial · struggling · left-behind

Opposites

quality of education received

miseducatedwell-educated

Having extensive formal instruction

state of knowledge/understanding

miseducatedenlightened

Possessing profound insight

informed · well-informed · knowledgeable · learned · erudite

Family

miseducate, miseducation, miseducating

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G