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What (who) is wrong-headed - definition

CANADIAN HISTORIAN
George Wrong; George Mackinnon Wrong; George McKinnon Wrong; George MacKinnon Wrong, FRSC; George MacKinnon Wrong FRSC; George M. Wrong

wrong-headed      
If you describe someone as wrong-headed, you mean that although they act in a determined way, their actions and ideas are based on wrong judgments.
ADJ
wrong-headed      
¦ adjective having or showing bad judgement; misguided.
Derivatives
wrong-headedly adverb
wrong-headedness noun
wrong-headed      
a.
Perverse, stubborn, obstinate, intractable, crotchety, mulish, headstrong, cross- grained, dogged, wayward, pig-headed.

Wikipedia

George MacKinnon Wrong

George MacKinnon Wrong (June 25, 1860 – June 29, 1948) was a Canadian clergyman and historian.

Examples of use of wrong-headed
1. This authoritarianism is wrong–headed and dangerous.
2. This is surely a dangerously wrong–headed argument.
3. King‘s policy was quickly exposed as wrong–headed.
4. And who pays the price for these wrong–headed policies?
5. It‘s a thoughtful, well–written, but ultimately wrong–headed review.