wrong-headed

wrong-headed
adj
1. misguided, unwise, imprudent, injudicious; ill-considered, ill-judged, ill-advised, ill-contrived, ill-devised, using or showing poor judgment; impolitic, inexpedient, infelicitous, disadvantageous, unfavorable, the worst possible; unintelligent, stupid, Inf. dumb, Inf. dopey.
2. stubborn, stubborn as a mule, obstinate, recalcitrant, mulish, pig-headed, bullheaded, headstrong, willful, self-willed, opinionated, adamant; contrary, perverse, froward, unaccommodating, contumacious, cross-grained, Inf. ornery, refractory, intransigent, intractable, Scot. thrawn.

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