misinformed
Given false data
Misinformed means having been given wrong or inaccurate information.
Someone misinformed about a topic holds beliefs based on faulty facts rather than willful ignorance: She was misinformed about the meeting time and arrived an hour late.
The word implies the error came from an outside source rather than the person's own reasoning.
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
unenlightened · naive · in the dark · out of the loop · benighted · unacquainted · uninitiated · unversed
Caused to believe falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
bamboozled · conned · gulled · beguiled · bluffed · hoaxed · manipulated · swindled
Containing factual mistakes
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- wrongContrary to fact
- misguidedBased on poor judgment
- confusedUnable to understand
misunderstood · misconstrued · misinterpreted · misapprehended · inaccurate · off-base · misjudged · miscalculated
Biased information for influence
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- distortionTwisting from original state
spin · manipulation · brainwashing · indoctrination · media manipulation · echo chamber · conspiracy theory · clickbait
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
grapevine · word of mouth · innuendo · canard · urban legend · unverified · secondhand · tittle-tattle
ignorant
Lacking knowledge or awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- obliviousLacking any awareness
unknowing · unenlightened · naive · in the dark · out of the loop · benighted · unacquainted · uninitiated · unversed · ill-equipped
misled
Caused to believe falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
tricked · bamboozled · conned · gulled · beguiled · bluffed · hoaxed · manipulated · swindled · fooled
erroneous
Containing factual mistakes
confused · misunderstood · misconstrued · misinterpreted · misapprehended · inaccurate · off-base · misjudged · miscalculated · misled
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
distortion · spin · manipulation · brainwashing · indoctrination · media manipulation · echo chamber · conspiracy theory · clickbait · deepfake
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- whisperSpeech without full voice
scuttlebutt · grapevine · word of mouth · innuendo · canard · urban legend · unverified · secondhand · tittle-tattle · buzz
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
- out of touchdisconnected, oblivious, unaware, clueless, detached
misinformedwell-informed
Having much knowledge
informed · enlightened · clued in · in the know · apprised
- misinformation campaignsOrganized spreading of falsehoods