cross-purpose

noun

1 cross-purpose

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cross-purposes

noun

Roget 523: misinterpretation, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misacceptation^†, misconstruction, misapplication; catachresis^†; eisegesis^†; cross-reading, cross-purposes; mistake etc. 495.    misrepresentation, perversion, exaggeration etc. 549; false coloring, false construction; abuse of terms; parody, travesty; falsification etc. (lying) 544.    ... show more

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