wrongheaded

or wrong-head·ed

[ rawng-hed-id, rong- ]

/ ˈrɔŋˈhɛd ɪd, ˈrɒŋ- /

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adjective

wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.

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Origin of wrongheaded

First recorded in 1725–35; wrong + headed

OTHER WORDS FROM wrongheaded

wrong·head·ed·ly, adverbwrong·head·ed·ness, noun

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How to use wrongheaded in a sentence

But Cosby Truthers are applying their principles to the wrong cause.
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Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
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Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Here she is in June saying “Trans politics and feminism have never been headed to the same place.”
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Starting under Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft, embassies headed by career diplomats increased in number.
U.S. Embassies Have Always Been for Sale|William O’Connor|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He asked what time was usually spent in determining between right and wrong, and what degree of expense?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
To see a part of my scheme, from which I had hoped so much, go wrong before my eyes is maddening!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
So far as the right or wrong of having contraband whisky was concerned, I don't think any one gave it a second thought.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Of Liszt the first part of this is not true, for if he strikes a wrong note it is simply because he chooses to be careless.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for wrongheaded

wrong-headed

adjective

constantly wrong in judgment

foolishly stubborn; obstinate

Derived forms of wrong-headed

wrong-headedly, adverbwrong-headedness, noun

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