language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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Those interactions have been positive for me even if, occasionally, a conversation is limited by a language barrier.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Those interactions have been positive for me even if, occasionally, a conversation is limited by a language barrier.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
To blame a language barrier is outrageous.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Both say their chemistry made the process seamless, despite a slight language barrier.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Those interactions have been positive for me even if, occasionally, a conversation is limited by a language barrier.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
To blame a language barrier is outrageous.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Both say their chemistry made the process seamless, despite a slight language barrier.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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