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Definition of wrongheaded
1 : stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles wrongheaded in his opinions
2 : marked by perversity : contrary to sound judgment wrongheaded advice
wrongheadedly
adverbwrongheadedness
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Examples of wrongheaded in a Sentence
a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem
Recent Examples of wrongheaded from the Web
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But that doesn't change the truth about our wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem.
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Nothing is so politically effective as the ability to charge that one’s opponent and his associates are not merely wrongheaded, naïve, ineffective, but, in all probability, ‘
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But the recent global cyber attack has shown that governments are taking a completely wrongheaded approach to the issue at the moment, wrote Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith in a Sunday blog post.
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Moreover, its application is selective and wrongheaded.
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But the new order retains the wrongheaded focus on countries that haven’t been the classic exporters of terrorists killing Americans on American soil.
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In some seabirds, researchers are finding that sticking blindly to monogamy can be just as wrongheaded.
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Its roots lie in misguided executive compensation schemes, wrongheaded economic policy and regulatory failure.
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WRONGHEADED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of wrongheaded for English Language Learners
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: having or showing opinions or ideas that are wrong
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