wrongheaded

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This distinguishes it unfavorably from the traditional western, which, however reductive or politically wrongheaded, has always known how to keep an audience interested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In other words, Cannon’s precious thought experiment was not only wrongheaded; it was a dereliction of the court’s basic responsibility to rule on the parties’ motions.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

It’s time once again for the 2023 acting hall of shame — the year’s most wrongheaded performances by talented people.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2023

There was also his disgust at recent fictionalized accounts of these horrors that he feels are wrongheaded to the importance of the subject.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Maybe Holly had some wrongheaded ideas about Arletta, but if she knew when a glue gun was in order, she wasn’t all bad.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry