wrongheaded
adjective
wrong·head·ed
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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
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Examples of wrongheaded in a Sentence
a wrongheaded approach to dealing with the problem
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There persists a wrongheaded and entrenched wisdom among politicians and élite journalists that to call something racist is to violate etiquette. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "Trump, the Squad, and the “Standard Definition” of Racism," 16 July 2019 Despite its pervasiveness, this is a profoundly wrongheaded line of inquiry. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Don't Ask How to Pay for Climate Change. Ask Who," 2 Aug. 2019 Many, if not most, wrongheaded bills continue to be pushed by their authors and advocates even when their deficiencies become obvious. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, "Walters: Criticism kills California bill to nix reading teacher test," 14 July 2019 Any cracks in the system of child safety need to be filled, but putting an intended crack into the sacred seal of confession is simply wrongheaded and misguided. — Thomas G. Plante, The Mercury News, "Opinion: Breaking sacred seal of confession was a misguided effort," 12 July 2019 The Frick has chosen a somewhat wrongheaded way of presenting the sixteenth-century Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni. — Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, "Sanford Schwartz," 9 May 2019 And then reverse the wrongheaded and potentially dangerous hiring procedures implemented by an Obama administration obsessed with racial balance. — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, "The Airport Control Tower Is No Place for Racial Redress," 5 June 2018 Experience, however, suggests that this quest for solutions is most of the time wrongheaded. — Thanassis Cambanis, BostonGlobe.com, "Stop trying to fix everything," 16 Feb. 2018 Your idea that no one should apologize for anything is wrongheaded. — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, "Overseas lover pressures woman for quick marriage," 17 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wrongheaded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wrongheaded
wrongheaded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of wrongheaded
: having or showing opinions or ideas that are wrong
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