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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Of course, the only real miscommunication seems to stem from their own fraught union amid the pressures of an impending adoption.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
After weeks of the Mercury retrograde mayhem — miscommunications, misunderstandings and technical glitches — the messenger planet stations direct on April 7.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Jason then briefly addresses the miscommunication problem plaguing the crew and leaves the heads of department to kill one another over it.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The couple, who live in Sweden, shared text messages and screenshots in the video from their night of miscommunication.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
After weeks of the Mercury retrograde mayhem — miscommunications, misunderstandings and technical glitches — the messenger planet stations direct on April 7.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Jason then briefly addresses the miscommunication problem plaguing the crew and leaves the heads of department to kill one another over it.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The couple, who live in Sweden, shared text messages and screenshots in the video from their night of miscommunication.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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