XY problem in English

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        "A communication problem where a person seeking help (for example, from a computing helpdesk) provides misleadingly incomplete information about the source of the problem and thus receives inaccurate or unhelpful suggestions about how to fix it."
      ],
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          "communication",
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          "help",
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        ],
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          "misleadingly",
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"XY problem" meaning in English

Noun

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