cross-wired

adjective

Having its/one's wires crossed; confused.

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Meanings

adjectivecross-wired (comparative more cross-wired, superlative most cross-wired)

comparative more cross-wired · superlative most cross-wired

  1. Having its/one's wires crossed; confused.

    A mishmash of cross-wired gender signifiers that suggests little more than the artist's confusion about her subject matter.

    2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 42
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APA

cross-wired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-wired

MLA

“cross-wired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-wired. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-wired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-wired.

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