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wrongheaded

Something that's wrongheaded is foolish, misguided, and stubborn. A wrongheaded politician might run for president despite polls showing there's no way he can win.

A wrongheaded entrepreneur may go ahead with her plans to open an ice cream shop for dogs despite being advised not to by everyone she knows. You might feel angry about a judge's wrongheaded decision in an important court case. Anyone who uses bad judgement is wrongheaded, especially when the mistake seems obvious. The adjective wrongheaded has been around since the 1730's.

Definitions of wrongheaded
  1. adjective
    obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
    “a wrongheaded policy”
    synonyms:
    wrong
    based on or acting or judging in error
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