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

According to company materials, many firms still rely heavily on manual processes and legacy tools, leaving room for costly miscommunication and delays. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 May 2026

At the time, Townsel suggested the conflict stemmed from miscommunication about accounting procedures, not about the basic financial issue. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

His time in center field was an adventure, misplaying a line drive from Alex Burleson that went for a double over his head, and then allowing a pop fly to drop in shallow center in what appeared to be a miscommunication with left fielder Brent Rooker in the ninth. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

Still, miscommunication or vague expectations at work could create unnecessary frustrations. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

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