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

When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Strikeouts, obviously, don’t leave any room for error from the defense, like a pop-up that drops because of a miscommunication, for example. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026

In addition to this, these products sync with platforms like Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars, enabling real-time updates, shared access, and automatic reminders to reduce miscommunication. —William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

NeurIPS quickly backtracked, blaming a miscommunication with its legal team. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Apr. 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