miscommunication
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The party has since told the BBC that this had been a "miscommunication".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Hours later he said his earlier conclusion was based on miscommunication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“Whether it’s a relationship or a friendship, so many people are afraid of being clear, and that’s where all the miscommunication comes from — when we start overthinking,” she says.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Missouri State did manage to reach the end zone once, after a miscommunication in USC’s secondary left a receiver wide open in the corner.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
“And we are; we’re going. Maybe it’s all just been a huge miscommunication? Maybe he doesn’t know what to say. Maybe he thought because you never went that you didn’t want to see him.”
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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