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

Recent Examples on the Web

Cockpit transcripts also indicated a miscommunication between the pilots moments before the crash. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Hunters manager Keith Foulke was fired three games into the season, half an hour before a game, in an apparent miscommunication over his schedule. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

As with the series of miscommunications beforehand, the scene required a lot of advance planning, followed by experimentation between the actors, writers, director, and intimacy coordinator on set. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

For listeners familiar enough with safety systems to fully appreciate the danger, miscommunication, unpreparedness or negligence in these stories, the tales provide riveting entertainment, in their own grim way. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for miscommunication

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization