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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cross-purpose (0.01923 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to cross-purpose.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cross-purpose salah paham
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cross-purpose cross-purpose n : a contrary aim; “at cross-purposes”
English → English (gcide) Definition: cross-purpose cross-purpose \cross"-pur`pose\ (-p?r`p?s), n. 1. A counter or opposing purpose; a contrary aim; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. --Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. --Pepys. [1913 Webster] To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]

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