wrong-headed

Example Sentences

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So is the relentless persecution and demonization of internal dissent as not merely wrong-headed but profoundly evil, an attack by foreign conspirators against God, the Church, manhood, the glorious history of Spain and the natural order of things.

From Salon

“If anything, it just shows me how wrong-headed some individuals are about how much it takes,” Fehlbaum said, pointing to the mass of volunteers who used their own resources to print the pre-certification petitions, and then spent days collecting signatures and many hours scanning completed petitions, all on their own personal time.

From Salon

For plenty of Labour MPs this is wrong-headed, topsy turvy and an increasingly hard-to-defend approach to government.

From BBC

Saying something like "Enjoy!" here seems positively wrong-headed, but it's one hell of a list.

From Salon

Trump had positions on many issues, often ill-informed and wrong-headed.

From Los Angeles Times