wrongheaded

adjective

wrong·​head·​ed ˈrȯŋ-ˈhe-dəd 

1

: stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles

wrongheaded in his opinions

2

: marked by perversity : contrary to sound judgment

wrongheaded advice

wrongheadedly adverb

wrongheadedness noun

Examples of wrongheaded in a Sentence

a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem

Recent Examples on the Web

Then editor-in-chief Jim Shooter ordered Jean be killed, a decision that rubbed the artist as wrongheaded and would lead to his exit a few months later. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

One of the greatest threats to public education in Chicago is the union itself and its wrongheaded insistence that CPS focus on political activism over academics. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

This wrongheaded mercantilist view of international trade and external accounts has its roots in how individual businesses operate. —Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026

Such an effort in this tight residential real estate market is not so easily dismissed as wrongheaded. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wrongheaded

• bareheaded
• beheaded
• embedded
• hardheaded
• homesteaded
• imbedded
• impleaded
• lightheaded
• redheaded
• spearheaded
• unleaded
• bedded

Kids Definition

wrongheaded

adjective

wrong·​head·​ed ˈrȯŋ-ˈhed-əd 

: stubborn in clinging to wrong opinion or principles

wrongheadedly adverb

wrongheadedness noun