wrongheaded

/ˈɹɔŋˌhɛdɪd/ adj B2

stubbornly holding on to wrong ideas

Word Origin Wrongheaded combines wrong, originally meaning 'crooked, twisted', with head, to suggest a mind that's bent the wrong way. The root of wrong is *wreng- 'to twist', also in wring and wrangle. So a wrongheaded person is stubbornly perverse, their thinking twisted. The -ed makes it an adjective: having a crooked head.

adj stubbornly holding on to wrong ideas B2

His wrongheaded refusal to listen to advice cost him the game.

(形容词) 固执己见;一意孤行;执迷不悟 【固执地坚持错误想法】

他顽固不化地拒绝听取建议,导致输掉了比赛。

(adjetivo) terco; obstinado; testarudo; cerril; porfiado [obstinado en ideas equivocadas]

Su terca negativa a escuchar consejos le costó el juego.

(adjectif) buté; entêté; obstiné; têtu; borné [Qui s'obstine dans des idées fausses ou des erreurs de jugement.]

Son refus **wrongheaded** d'écouter les conseils lui a coûté la partie.

(Adjektiv) eigensinnig; starrsinnig; trotzig [hartnäckig an falschen oder unvernünftigen Ansichten festhaltend.]

Seine **wrongheaded** Weigerung, auf Ratschläge zu hören, kostete ihn das Spiel.

(形容詞) 誤った考えに頑固に固執する、偏屈な

助言に耳を傾けなかった彼の頑なな拒絶が、試合に勝つ機会を奪った。

(adjetivo) teimoso; obstinado; cabeçudo; pertinaz [que se agarra teimosamente a ideias erradas]

Sua recusa **obtusa** em ouvir conselhos lhe custou o jogo.

adj Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.

His wrongheaded insistence on outdated methods cost the company millions.

(形容词) 固执己见的;执迷不悟的;顽固不化的 【固执己见】

他固执地坚持过时的方法使公司损失了数百万。

(adjetivo) obcecado; obstinado; terco; testarudo; cabeza dura [Que tiene una opinión o juicio obstinadamente (persistente, tercamente) perverso/erróneo.]

Su terca insistencia en métodos obsoletos le costó millones a la empresa.

(adjectif) buté; entêté; borné; obstiné; têtu [Qui s'obstine dans une opinion ou un jugement manifestement erroné.]

Son wrongheaded attachement à des méthodes dépassées a coûté des millions à l'entreprise.

(Adjektiv) starrsinnig; eigensinnig; töricht [hartnäckig eine falsche oder abwegige Meinung oder Einschätzung vertretend]

Sein **wrongheaded** Festhalten an veralteten Methoden kostete das Unternehmen Millionen.

(形容詞) 頑なに誤った意見や判断を持っている

時代遅れの方法を頑なに押し通す彼の誤った判断が、会社に数百万ドルの損害を与えた。

(adjetivo) cabeçudo; obstinado; pertinaz; teimoso [Que tem uma opinião ou julgamento obstinadamente (persistentemente, teimosamente) perverso/errôneo.]

Sua insistência teimosa em métodos ultrapassados custou milhões à empresa.

Word parts: wrong + head + ed

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