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

At best, such ideas come across as quaint; at worst, dangerous or plain wrongheaded. —Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025

Ultimately, the laws are based on a dystopia and wrongheaded assumption that Americans firearms for their self-defense. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealy-mouthed, limp way possible. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025

Or were the Arabs in Palestine done in again and again by inflexible, wrongheaded, venal, and corrupt leadership? —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025

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