at cross-purposes

Meaning

at cross-purposes

(idiomatic) Mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings.

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at cross purposes

opposite anti antithetical inimical antipathetic oppositive disharmonious at odds confronting oppugnant disaccordant inaccordant

united fraternal cooperative like-minded coordinately noncompetitive

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But these programs often work at cross-purposes with federal price-support incentives to produce corn and other commodities. Source: Internet

Empathy then, becomes unnecessary, and/or at cross-purposes to their needs. Source: Internet

I’m not claiming that the two goals are working at cross-purposes. Source: Internet

at cross purposes

at cost at costco at cross purposes with at crossings at daggers drawn at dark