| Pronunciation: | | kros 'purpus
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[n] a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes" |
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CROSS-PURPOSE is a 13 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | aim, design, intent, intention, purpose |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cross"-pur`pose\ (-p?r`p?s), n.
1. A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is
inconsistent or contradictory. --Shaftesbury.
2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers
are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.
--Pepys.
{To be at cross-purposes}, to misunderstand or to act counter
to one another without intending it; -- said of persons.
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