"wrongheaded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wrongheaded [comparative], most wrongheaded [superlative]
Etymology: wrong + headed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wrong|headed}} wrong + headed Head templates: {{en-adj}} wrongheaded (comparative more wrongheaded, superlative most wrongheaded)
  1. Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement. Synonyms: wrong-headed Derived forms: wrongheadedly, wrongheadedness

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