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wrongheaded

wrongheaded adjective: having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.

Adjective

wrongheaded (comparative more wrongheaded, superlative most wrongheaded)

  1. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
    • He's not just wrong, but wrongheaded, about raising the kids.
    • Reputation—a mere barren reputation, that brings nothing with it, save a post obit bond on posterity—has lost its ancient value: and the panters after posthumous reputation are now closely confined to a few wrongheaded enthusiasts, […]1840, Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume 60, page 492

Forms of wrongheaded

comparativemore wrongheaded
superlativemost wrongheaded
alternative formwrong-headed

Origin of wrongheaded

From wrong + headed.

Words formed from wrongheaded

Questions about wrongheaded

What does wrongheaded mean?
Wrongheaded means having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
What part of speech is wrongheaded?
Wrongheaded is an adjective.

Words near wrongheaded in the dictionary

  1. wrongful dismissals
  2. wrongfully
  3. wrongfulness
  4. wrongfulnesses
  5. wronghead
  6. wrongheaded
  7. wrongheadedly
  8. wrongheadedness
  9. wrongheads
  10. wronghearted
  11. wronging

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