Wrongheaded
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Characterized by or due to perversity of the judgment; obstinately opinionated; misguided; stubborn.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
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adjective.
having an
obstinately
perverse
opinion
or
judgement
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adjective.
obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
Word Usage
"Environmental advocates welcomed the administration's reversal of what they called a wrongheaded move earlier in the year."
Equivalent
wrong
Form
wrongheadedly
wrongheadedness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
chimerical
contumacious
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crotchety
deprave
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Boeotian
asinine
balky
beef-brained
beef-witted