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
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Bowles said, made a wrongheaded decision to attend the inauguration of the incoming president of Ghana, ignoring pre-trip fire warnings.
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Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, in enlisting President Trump in his wrongheaded suburban war against congestion pricing, puts at risk the federal approval for the essential tolling plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people’s views, inevitably, will be shaped by wrongheaded ideas.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a widespread and sadly tragic misunderstanding of Bridgerton as a show primarily about romance, and this sensible but wrongheaded conclusion has some basis in fact.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, in enlisting President Trump in his wrongheaded suburban war against congestion pricing, puts at risk the federal approval for the essential tolling plan.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people’s views, inevitably, will be shaped by wrongheaded ideas.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a widespread and sadly tragic misunderstanding of Bridgerton as a show primarily about romance, and this sensible but wrongheaded conclusion has some basis in fact.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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“Wrongheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongheaded. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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wrongheaded
adjective
wrong·head·ed
ˈrȯŋ-ˈhed-əd
: stubborn in clinging to wrong opinion or principles
wrongheadedly
adverb
wrongheadedness
noun
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