wrongheaded

or wrong-head·ed

[rawng-hed-id, rong-]

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adjective

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

Origin of wrongheaded

First recorded in 1725–35; wrong + headed

Related formswrong·head·ed·ly, adverbwrong·head·ed·ness, noun

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Related Words for wrong-headed

stubborn, fanatical, categorical, assertive, unequivocal, obstinate, arbitrary, intolerant, emphatic, arrogant, bigoted, bullheaded, cocksure, confident, definite, despotic, determined, doctrinaire, domineering, downright

Examples from the Web for wrong-headed

Contemporary Examples of wrong-headed

A spurious, wrong-headed idea that spreads virally and poisons public discourse.
A Lexical Life Raft for the Government Shutdown
Liesl Schillinger
October 16, 2013
In its day, this piece must simply have seemed noncommital, or wrong-headed – or a weird attempt at melding Pop and Color Field.
By Pop Art, out of Color Field
Blake Gopnik
May 31, 2012
This is why De Vany argues that the traditional paradigm of eat less, burn more is so wrong-headed.
New Evolution Diet: Eat Like a Caveman
Casey Schwartz
January 4, 2011

Historical Examples of wrong-headed

It seemed to him to be wrong-headed and absurd, and he began to lose patience with her.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
He was meddlesome, wrong-headed, unreasonable, and bold with it all.
Stories Of Georgia
Joel Chandler Harris
When I determine, I allow of no obstacles, not even of wrong-headed girls.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete
George Meredith
He was unquestionably a man of genius, but wrong-headed from very childhood.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow
Maturin Murray Ballou
"That is unquestionably the most wrong-headed girl I know," said Mr. Read, to his daughter.
Alone
Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for wrong-headed

wrong-headed