wrongheaded

Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.

Adjective

  1. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
    • He's not just wrong, but wrongheaded, about raising the kids.
    • Reputation—a mere barren reputation, that brings nothing with it, save a post obit bond on posterity—has lost its ancient value: and the panters after posthumous reputation are now closely confined to a few wrongheaded...
    • Hardy was irritated for a moment, and then was filled with ruth for the poor wrong-headed youngster who was heaping up coals of fire for his own head. - 1859–1861, [Thomas Hughes], “The Storm Rages”, in Tom Brown at...

Origin

From wrong + headed.

Forms

more wrongheaded most wrongheaded wrong-headed

Derived

wrongheadedly wrongheadedness