Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,740,769,133 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

wrong-headed

    0.04 sec.
wrong-head·ed (rônghdd, rng-)
adj.
Stubbornly defiant of what is right or reasonable; obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.
wrong-headed·ly adv.
wrong-headed·ness n.
wrong-headed
adj
1. constantly wrong in judgment
2. foolishly stubborn; obstinate
wrong-headedly  adv
wrong-headedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
wrong-headed
adjective
1. mistaken, wrong, false, incorrect, faulty, misguided, erroneous, off target, unsound, in error, fallacious I realise now that my thinking was wrong-headed and immature.
2. obstinate, dogged, contrary, stubborn, perverse, inflexible, wilful, intransigent, obdurate, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, froward (archaic) The Government persists in its blind, wrong-headed approach to prisons and crime.
Translations
wrong-headed [ˈrɒŋˈhedɪd] ADJ [ideas, opinions, policies] → desatinado, desacertado; [person] → obcecado
wrong-headed
adj → querköpfig, verbohrt (→ about sth in etw acc or dat)
wrong-headed [ˌrɒŋˈhɛdɪd] adj (stubborn) → ostinato/a; (mistaken) → sbagliato/a
wrong-headed [ˌrɒŋˈhɛdɪd] adj (stubborn) → ostinato/a; (mistaken) → sbagliato/a


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Wildernesses of corner houses, with barbarous old porticoes and appurtenances; horrors that came into existence under some wrong-headed person in some wrong-headed time, still demanding the blind admiration of all ensuing generations and determined to do so until they tumbled down; frowned upon the twilight.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
Fagin did not seek to conceal his share in the catastrophe, but lamented with tears in his eyes that the wrong-headed and treacherous behaviour of the young person in question, had rendered it necessary that he should become the victim of certain evidence for the crown: which, if it were not precisely true, was indispensably necessary for the safety of him (Mr.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
A fleet of barges were coming lazily on, some sideways, some head first, some stern first; all in a wrong-headed, dogged, obstinate way, bumping up against the larger craft, running under the bows of steamboats, getting into every kind of nook and corner where they had no business, and being crunched on all sides like so many walnut-shells; while each with its pair of long sweeps struggling and splashing in the water looked like some lumbering fish in pain.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.