language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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Chernyak, who came to the US last August, was arrested in January and charged with battery with bodily harm over what his common-law wife Oksana Tarasiuk told CNN was a misunderstanding exacerbated by a language barrier with police officers.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite their language barrier, Costner did his best to talk to the tribe about buffalo, acting out how the animal would behave.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Carry Allergy Translation Cards A language barrier can turn a simple meal into a risky gamble.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Despite their language barrier, Costner did his best to talk to the tribe about buffalo, acting out how the animal would behave.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the language barrier, Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton, said the jury was conquered by his presentation.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Carry Allergy Translation Cards A language barrier can turn a simple meal into a risky gamble.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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