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

Hi wife Myra is also missing and as the guests slowly arrive, confusion and miscommunications mount for a stage adventure of this classic farcical stage romp. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025

Answer: Grace’s story is appalling, and also illuminates this intergenerational miscommunication that's going on. —Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 May 2025

Everybody loves a threesome plotline driven by humorous miscommunication! —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025

Nuno said in the aftermath that the source of Marinakis’ ire had been a ‘miscommunication’ that saw Forest play through stoppage time effectively with 10 men, with Forest having made their final substitution, immediately after seeing Taiwo Awoniyi pick up an injury. —Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 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