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.
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After a month of cosmic curveballs, miscommunications, or shifts in partnerships (romantic or professional), this retrograde finally comes to a close.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Fahad The Furious, revolving around miscommunication between a young man and his conservative family – at the festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2025
Falls, infections after surgery, miscommunications with staff and other preventable safety issues kill more than 200,000 people each year, according to health care watchdog nonprofit The Leapfrog Group.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Nov. 2025
There was no miscommunication by me.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Nov. 2025
Fahad The Furious, revolving around miscommunication between a young man and his conservative family – at the festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2025
Falls, infections after surgery, miscommunications with staff and other preventable safety issues kill more than 200,000 people each year, according to health care watchdog nonprofit The Leapfrog Group.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Nov. 2025
There was no miscommunication by me.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for miscommunication
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“Miscommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscommunication. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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