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Meaning of "at cross-purposes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT CROSS-PURPOSES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT CROSS-PURPOSES

at an end
at anchor
at any cost
at any price
at any rate
at arm´s length
at bay
at best
at bottom
at close quarters
at daggers drawn
at death´s door
at ease
at every turn
at fault
at first blush
at first hand
at grade
at gunpoint
at hand

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT CROSS-PURPOSES

a bed of roses
anastomoses
cross-purposes
deep-vein thromboses
diagnoses
English for Special Purposes
exostoses
hypotyposes
metamorphoses
Moses
orthoses
parasitoses
prognoses
ring-a-ring-a-roses
stenoses
thromboses
to all intents and purposes
Wars of the Roses
yersinioses
zoonoses

Synonyms and antonyms of at cross-purposes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «at cross-purposes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT CROSS-PURPOSES

Find out the translation of at cross-purposes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at cross-purposes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at cross-purposes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在交叉的目的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con objetivos opuestos
570 millions of speakers

English

at cross-purposes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार प्रयोजनों पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعارض في أغراض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наперекор целям
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com objetivos opostos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রস উদ্দেশ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à contre-courant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada sasaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aneinander vorbei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロスの目的で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로스 목적 에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing salib-tujuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

với mục đích khác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு நோக்கங்களுக்காக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉस हेतूवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çapraz amaçlarla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a cross- fini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w celach krzyżowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наперекір цілям
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la încrucișate scopuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε εγκάρσια σκοπούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op kruis - doeleindes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbi varandra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbi hverandre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at cross-purposes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT CROSS-PURPOSES»

The term «at cross-purposes» is very widely used and occupies the 21.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT CROSS-PURPOSES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «at cross-purposes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «at cross-purposes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at cross-purposes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT CROSS-PURPOSES»

Discover the use of at cross-purposes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at cross-purposes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942
Written by the former chairman and managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan (the de facto American embassy), this book sheds new light on key topics in the history of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Richard C. Bush, 2004
2
Talking at Cross-purposes: The Dynamics of Miscommunication
Besides students and researchers of pragmatics, conversation analysis and sociolinguistics, this book will also appeal to all those interested in the process of making, misinterpreting and clarifying meaning in social interaction.
Angeliki Tzanne, 2000
3
Economic Policies at Cross-purposes: The United States and ...
The purposes of this book are to aid in the development of sound public policies and to promote public understanding of issues of national importance.
Anne O. Krueger
4
From Cross Purposes to Cooperation: The Ten Factors That ...
Is your team struggling and working at cross purposes?
Emilio De Lia, 2005
5
At Cross Purposes
A neophyte minister, Julia Parker faces barrier after barrier when she meets Donald Ferguson at Lake Walloon, Michigan.
Rodney L. Cron, 2004
6
Cross-Purposes: Rolling at the Ball
A philosophic-cum-romantic novel in which a young writer becomes involved with the wife of an influential publisher and ends-up paying the price, as does a certain philosopher friend of his, whose double-dealing in connection with a mutual ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
7
Cross-Purposes: Lesbians, Feminists, and the Limits of Alliance
... within feminist culture, thus troubling the boundaries between history and romance, the personal and the political, the lesbian and the feminist. To be at cross-purposes, in this respect, is to persistently dislocate and resituate alliance,  ...
Dana A. Heller, 1997
8
Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State ...
... it difficult to address this aspect of the CR with anything approaching the degree of refinement attained in studies of the student movement.3 In this chapter , we 238 8: Working at Cross-Purposes: Shanghai Labor in the Cultural Revolution.
Elizabeth J. Perry, 2002
9
Cultural Diversity and the Empowerment of Minorities
Chapter 3 Talking at Cross-purposes: Misunderstanding in Intercultural Communication Juliane House Cross-talk is a phenomenon which routinely occurs in everyday talk both among members of the same culture and language community ...
Majid Al Haj, Rosemarie Mielke, 2007
10
At Cross Purposes
At Cross Purposes By Sahara KellyBook 2 in the All Night Videos series.She's blonde, beautiful and possessed of a body that won't quit.
Sahara Kelly, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT CROSS-PURPOSES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at cross-purposes is used in the context of the following news items.
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“My model for business is the Beatles”: Why Steve Jobs was no lone …
... the lowliest engineers to executive row—all of them working, sometimes in harmony and sometimes at cross-purposes, toward the success of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Keshi: Have Nigeria finally seen the back of the Big Boss?
... of course, considering that the Big Boss has been fused at the hip with the NFF, a burdensome conjoined twin, eternally at cross-purposes. «Gbooza, Jul 15»
3
Project finance and risk allocation in solar projects—spotlight …
Additionally, carefully considered and negotiated project documents that are not at cross-purposes can prevent costly litigation and enable an ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
4
Happy birthday, Mr MC
Funds were vested in three commissioners answering directly to government, a "triumvirate" which often worked at cross-purposes. «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
5
Concern at No HeterOx 'purge' from Facebook group
“I think there's so much difficulty that is faced as a result of a lack of nuance, and I worry that we argue at cross-purposes, with everyone differing ... «Cherwell Online, Jul 15»
6
Nintendo CEO talks NX, mobile games
In his discussion of E3, Iwata acknowledged that the show is at cross-purposes, in a way: It's ostensibly a trade show, but has now more than ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
7
Leadership in Asia under scrutiny
'With Asia, Europe and — hopefully and eventually — America working together, rather than at cross-purposes, we may see the institutions of ... «East Asia Forum, Jun 15»
8
Kishore Mahbubani says global leadership is in short supply
With Asia, Europe and – hopefully and eventually – America working together, rather than at cross-purposes, we may see institutions of global ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
9
Rebirth on the deep blue sea: Storm-tossed Ridgeville writer finds …
He “hove to,” setting the rudder at cross-purposes to the sail to ride out the swells. “I was laid over on my side,” Hurley said. “I could see my port ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
10
Testimony shows many at Metro were in a haze while train was …
Let's look at one facet of that very complex scene to see how well-meaning people could operate at cross-purposes because they saw only part ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. At cross-purposes [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/at-cross-purposes>. May 2024 ».
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