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Definitions for wrongheaded
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Princeton's WordNet
wrongheadedadjective
obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
"a wrongheaded policy"
Wiktionary
wrongheadedadjective
having an obstinately perverse opinion or judgement
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wronghead, Wrongheadedadjective
Having a perverse understanding.
Etymology: wrong and head.
Much do I suffer, much to keep in peace
This jealous, waspish, wronghead, rhyming race. Alexander Pope.
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wrongheaded
Wrongheaded is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is stubbornly misguided or displaying faulty or mistaken judgment or reasoning. It refers to actions, decisions or ideas that are perceived as fundamentally incorrect due to a lack of proper understanding or a refusal to acknowledge the reality or facts of a situation.
Webster Dictionary
Wrongheadedadjective
wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wrongheaded in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wrongheaded in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of wrongheaded in a Sentence
Professor Kumar and other so-called educators like her are doing a disservice to our young people by teaching them a narrow and wrongheaded version of history.
I didn't agree with the fight that happened last week, and I voted against overturning the election, but at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded, partisan notion. But if Republicans go along with it, it will destroy the party. A third of the Republicans will leave the party.
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