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Definition of "wrong-headed" []

  • Stubbornly defiant of what is right or reasonable; obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wrong-headed" in a sentence
  • "That's a welcome development in a debate too often characterized by wrong-headed economics and outright demagoguery."
  • "He outlined a vision for the future that some Republican lawmakers quickly dubbed wrong-headed."
  • "And yesterday Mr. Schumer called the decision the "final nail in the coffin of that wrong-headed idea.""