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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Even many allies in the fight for racial justice dismiss his brand of antiracism as unworkable, wrongheaded or counterproductive.
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Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024
At one point, as an example of the wrongheaded mentality that leads to wars, Williams appropriately quotes the infamous British foreign minister Lord Palmerston to the effect that Britain has neither eternal friends nor enemies, but only interests.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
After campaigning against them, Biden never removed the wrongheaded tariffs former President Donald Trump imposed on Chinese goods, and now the current president is going to up the ante.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
The major-questions doctrine is a wrongheaded legal theory.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
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Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024
At one point, as an example of the wrongheaded mentality that leads to wars, Williams appropriately quotes the infamous British foreign minister Lord Palmerston to the effect that Britain has neither eternal friends nor enemies, but only interests.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
After campaigning against them, Biden never removed the wrongheaded tariffs former President Donald Trump imposed on Chinese goods, and now the current president is going to up the ante.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
The major-questions doctrine is a wrongheaded legal theory.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
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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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