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cross-pur⋅pose

  [kraws-pur-puhs, kros-]
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–noun
1. an opposing or contrary purpose.
—Idiom
2. at cross-purposes, in a way that involves or produces mutual misunderstanding or frustration, usually unintentionally.
Origin:
1660–70
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