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wronghearted

wronghearted adjective: having wrong or perverse feelings.

Adjective

wronghearted (comparative more wronghearted, superlative most wronghearted)

  1. Having wrong or perverse feelings.
    • Even when we are wrongheaded and wronghearted, God hears and sees the true need beneath our awkward cries — the need to be seen, the need to be loved, the need to be reassured that we are never alone, the need to be remembered.2016, Scott Sauls, Befriend, page 99

Forms of wronghearted

comparativemore wronghearted
superlativemost wronghearted

Origin of wronghearted

From wrong + hearted.

Questions about wronghearted

What does wronghearted mean?
Wronghearted means having wrong or perverse feelings.
What part of speech is wronghearted?
Wronghearted is an adjective.

Words near wronghearted in the dictionary

  1. wronghead
  2. wrongheaded
  3. wrongheadedly
  4. wrongheadedness
  5. wrongheads
  6. wronghearted
  7. wronging
  8. wrongings
  9. wrongish
  10. wrongless
  11. wronglessly

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