language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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Like many children in a new school, Juni was still adjusting—and the language barrier added an extra layer of difficulty.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors in turn said Lenard was trying to use the language barrier to confuse Shaheen and ask her about word-for-word statements.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
So, if the audience doesn’t dismiss it on account of the language barrier (as in subtitles), then that would be great.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Several Germans have recently been detained in the U.S. for offenses including incorrectly answering a question from border authorities due to a language barrier, and traveling with tattoo equipment.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors in turn said Lenard was trying to use the language barrier to confuse Shaheen and ask her about word-for-word statements.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
So, if the audience doesn’t dismiss it on account of the language barrier (as in subtitles), then that would be great.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Several Germans have recently been detained in the U.S. for offenses including incorrectly answering a question from border authorities due to a language barrier, and traveling with tattoo equipment.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for language barrier
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“Language barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language%20barrier. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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