language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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For the score, Pengfei returned to Japanese composer Suzuki Keiichi for their third collaboration, despite the language barrier – or perhaps because of it.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
When the victim didn’t respond due to a language barrier, Lewis allegedly stabbed him and fled.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The language barrier hasn’t stopped him from becoming a superstar.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
When the victim didn’t respond due to a language barrier, Lewis allegedly stabbed him and fled.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The language barrier hasn’t stopped him from becoming a superstar.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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