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
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When [Giants pitching coach] Bryan Price walks out to the mound, obviously there was miscommunication with who was coming in.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The superstar revealed a miscommunication between he and the band's 'roadie' inspired the title of the band's eighth studio album
Paul McCartney shares how the title of one album came from a miscommunication with the band’s roadie.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
For months, aid organizations have urged the Israeli military to open a direct channel with Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza so as to avoid deadly miscommunications, said Jamie McGoldrick, a senior U.N. relief official.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Patty Mills was unable to convert on the first, and there was miscommunication on the second.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
Federal regulators have said that pilot miscommunication was to blame for that jet losing altitude after departure and descending to within 748 feet of the ocean.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
Puig’s attorneys have fought back, arguing the whole case was a matter of miscommunication — or worse, entrapment.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Trending Stories Global Entry Just Launched the First-Ever ‘Enrollment on Departure’ Option
Issues around your home, or maybe some miscommunication blunders with your family, might contribute to your feelings of exasperation early in the month.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
On the first play of the drive following Aiyuk's touchdown, Goff and Gibbs had a miscommunication on a handoff, according to Goff after the game, and Gibbs lost the ball while trying to spin out of a tackle in the hole, and Arik Armstead recovered for San Francisco at the Detroit 24-yard line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The superstar revealed a miscommunication between he and the band's 'roadie' inspired the title of the band's eighth studio album
Paul McCartney shares how the title of one album came from a miscommunication with the band’s roadie.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
For months, aid organizations have urged the Israeli military to open a direct channel with Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza so as to avoid deadly miscommunications, said Jamie McGoldrick, a senior U.N. relief official.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Patty Mills was unable to convert on the first, and there was miscommunication on the second.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
Federal regulators have said that pilot miscommunication was to blame for that jet losing altitude after departure and descending to within 748 feet of the ocean.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
Puig’s attorneys have fought back, arguing the whole case was a matter of miscommunication — or worse, entrapment.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Trending Stories Global Entry Just Launched the First-Ever ‘Enrollment on Departure’ Option
Issues around your home, or maybe some miscommunication blunders with your family, might contribute to your feelings of exasperation early in the month.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
On the first play of the drive following Aiyuk's touchdown, Goff and Gibbs had a miscommunication on a handoff, according to Goff after the game, and Gibbs lost the ball while trying to spin out of a tackle in the hole, and Arik Armstead recovered for San Francisco at the Detroit 24-yard line.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Miscommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscommunication. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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