cross-purpose
Meaning
A contrary or conflicting purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional or misconceived one.
Translations
malentendu
malentès
malinteso
mal-entendido
Fehlinterpretation
παρεξήγηση
yanlış anlaşılma yanlış yorumlamaEtymology
Attested (in the plural form) since the 1660s, originally meaning ‘contradictory intentions.’
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