"cross purpose" meaning in English

See cross purpose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cross purposes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cross purpose (plural cross purposes)
  1. Alternative form of cross-purpose Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cross-purpose
    Sense id: en-cross_purpose-en-noun-AFLb8kAR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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        }
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of cross-purpose"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "cross-purpose",
          "cross-purpose#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cross purpose"
}
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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