miscommunication

noun

mis·com·mu·ni·ca·tion ˌmis-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən

: failure to communicate clearly

There was miscommunication between the reporter and her editors.

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Wars have started due to miscommunication, or a lack of communication, between differing nations. —

Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Now, in this current modern world of dating and hooking up, where relationships can take so many forms and there are so many options and choices for labels and intentions, the romantic world is rife with possibilities of miscommunication. —

Sophie Brooks, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025 The play, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, focuses on the intricacies of language and miscommunication. —

Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 Maybe there was a miscommunication in the change of guard between former general manager Ron Hextall and Dubas. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for miscommunication

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of miscommunication was in 1959

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“Miscommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscommunication. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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