language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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In February 2025, a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after overturning his conviction, citing concerns about a possible language barrier involving one of the jurors who found Heaps guilty.
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CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense.
—Julia Coin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Her mom sent her a care package, but when Deiaco-Smith went to pick it up from the post office, there was a language barrier with the attendant.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
In the case of Guerrero, that means going the extra mile to make a newcomer comfortable, and that's not always the easiest or most convenient thing for a player to do when there's a language barrier present.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense.
—Julia Coin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Her mom sent her a care package, but when Deiaco-Smith went to pick it up from the post office, there was a language barrier with the attendant.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
In the case of Guerrero, that means going the extra mile to make a newcomer comfortable, and that's not always the easiest or most convenient thing for a player to do when there's a language barrier present.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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 18 Apr. 2026.
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