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uneducated

[uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo-] / ʌnˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd, -ˈɛd yʊ- /


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“Any insinuation from any party opining that filing decisions are made—or, in this case, not made—in an effort to influence crime data is unaware, uneducated, or uninformed about how our office operates,” Chapman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The plight of Yemen's schools, as well as reflecting the country's humanitarian crisis, also signals difficulties for future development, hampered by an uneducated population.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

It was really sad for me, because this person who obviously doesn’t know any law, on this subject anyway, is completely uneducated on this particular, very important question.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

He's uneducated about history, so he doesn't realize that it was America that built the system he rails against.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

This sort of careless reasoning is hardly limited to the uneducated.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos