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.

Examples of miscommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So does this revelation and the ensuing miscommunication mean that Carrie might be looking for love outside of Aidan — with her landscaper Adam, perhaps, or her neighbor Duncan? —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 July 2025

But without clear systems, that momentum eventually halts under miscommunication, burnout and avoidable errors. —Andrey Shelokovskiy, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Mercury will also station retrograde in your 10th house of career, authority and public life as of July 18, triggering potential delays and miscommunications in your professional life. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 July 2025

Her friendships had somewhat rigid boundaries — polite, with limited capacity for addressing miscommunication or hard feelings. —Literary Hub, 30 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for miscommunication

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization