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Cross-purpose   Listen
noun
cross-purpose  n.  
1.
A counter or opposing purpose; a contrary aim; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory.
2.
pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.
To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; said of persons.





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"Cross-purpose" Quotes from Famous Books



... so readily familiar that the cross-purposes making up the plot seem to be no longer troublesome either to themselves or the audience. The interval of reassurance makes the return of strangeness more unaccountable. Antipholus is also now reassured about his gold, and the earlier cross-purpose seems only ...
— Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies • Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke


Words linked to "Cross-purpose" :   intention, purpose


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