wrongheadedness

/ˈɹɔŋˌhɛdɪdnəs/ noun

The state of being wrongheaded.

Word Origin 'Wrongheadedness' is the quality of being stubbornly wrong in judgment. It's a compound of 'wrong' (from Old Norse 'rangr', crooked) and 'head' (Old English 'hēafod', the top part). So a wrongheaded person has a crooked head — their thinking is twisted. The 'wrong' part goes back to PIE *wrengh- 'to twist,' and 'head' to *kaput- (same root as 'capital' and 'captain'). Related words: 'wrongheaded,' 'wrongful,' 'headstrong.'

noun The state of being wrongheaded. countable

His stubborn wrongheadedness prevented the team from reaching a consensus.

(名词) 固执错误;执迷不悟

他固执的谬误使团队无法达成共识。

(sustantivo) terquedad; obstinación; pertinacia; contumacia [El estado de ser terco y equivocado; obstinación errónea.]

Su terca obstinación errónea impidió que el equipo llegara a un consenso.

(nom) entêtement; obstination; aveuglement [Caractère d'une personne obstinément dans l'erreur ou qui juge de manière persistante à contresens.]

Sa wrongheadedness obstinée a empêché l'équipe de parvenir à un consensus.

(Substantiv) Starrsinn; Verbohrtheit [Der Zustand, starr an einer falschen oder unvernünftigen Meinung oder Haltung festzuhalten.]

Seine hartnäckige **wrongheadedness** verhinderte, dass das Team eine Einigung erzielen konnte.

(名詞) 判断が誤っている状態、頑固に誤った考えを持ち続けること。

彼の頑固なまでの誤った考え方が、チームが一致を見出すことを妨げた。

(substantivo) obstinação; teimosia; pertinácia [O estado de ser teimosamente equivocado; obstinação no erro.]

Sua teimosia equivocada impediu a equipe de chegar a um consenso.

Word parts: wrong + head + ed + ness

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