wrong-headednessn.
/ˌrɒŋˈhɛdᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌrɔŋˈhɛdədnəs/, /ˌrɑŋˈhɛdədnəs/ 1. The quality or character of being wrong-headed; perversity of judgement or intellect.In frequent use from c1850.
ΘΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > injudiciousness
injudiciousness1648
wrong-headedness1740
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness
frowardnessa1300
waywardnessc1384
wrawnessc1386
frowardship14..
perversity?a1425
frowardheadc1470
overthwartnessc1475
adversity1489
perversednessa1500
thrawnness1499
untowardnessa1525
protervitya1527
repugnancy1557
thrawardness1567
contrariousness1571
crookedness1576
thwartness1577
pervertness1581
peevishness1582
awkness1587
crabbedness1598
untowardliness1598
crossness1600
difficileness1612
contrariness1642
perverseness1644
cross-grainedness1652
wrong-headedness1740
pigheadedness1801
cussedness1852
orneriness1880
bloody-mindedness1910
difficultness1934
1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen p. xii The Limits that separat Wisdom from Folly, Wrong-headedness from intellectual Sanity.
1752 H. Walpole Let. 27 Feb. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) III. 6 There is no end of his misfortunes and wrong-headedness!
1792 Ann. Reg., Hist. 8 The wrongheadedness and insanity of Mr. Godwin's publication must be admitted.
1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xxi. 351 The wrongheadedness of a jury.
1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 299 [It] is enough with many to convict the inquirer of wrong-headedness and credulity.
1889 S. Baring-Gould Arminell xli Through youthful impetuosity and wrongheadedness I have jumped out of my social world.
2. With plural. A perverse or untoward act.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > a perverse inclination or act
wrong-headedness1748
warp1764
squint1774
blind spot1864
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness > instance of
frowardnessa1300
wrong-headedness1748
throw1788
protervity1882
1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 18 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1262 The Duke of Marlborough..was enabled..to carry them [sc. the powers of the Grand Alliance] on to the main object of the war, notwithstanding their..separate views, jealousies, and wrong-headednesses.
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