cross-purpose
n. மாறுபட்ட நோக்கம், நோக்கமுரண், முரண்பட்ட நடவடிக்கை, முரண்பாடான அமைவு.
Cross"-pur`pose (-pr`ps), n. 1. A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. Shaftesbury. 2. pl. Defn: A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. Pepys. To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; -- said of persons.