💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cross wires"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cross hairnoun | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration |
| miswireverb | (transitive) To wire incorrectly. |
| get one's wires crossedverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another. |
| conflictnoun | A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. |
| mispairnoun | To pair incorrectly; to mismatch in twos. |
| misinteractverb | To interact incorrectly; to take part in an inappropriate interaction. |
| confoundverb | To perplex or puzzle. |
| miscoordinateverb | To fail to coordinate properly. |
| misconnectverb | (transitive) To connect incorrectly. |
| misworkverb | (ambitransitive) To work (something) incorrectly. |
| wrenchnoun | A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. |
| interferencenoun | The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes. |
| misassociateverb | To have or create an incorrect or bad association. |
| get something twistedverb | (slang, also African-American Vernacular) To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error. |
| misweaveverb | To weave improperly. |
| unharmonizeverb | To disturb the harmony of |
| meddleverb | To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. |
| miscomposeverb | To compose badly. |
| talk pastverb | To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning. |
| miswindverb | To wind incorrectly. |
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