miscommunication
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the compressed world of a 988 call, in which both counselor and caller are strangers with little information to go on besides the words they exchange, the potential for miscommunication is high.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Ali Riaz, an academic who is currently serving as the special assistant to Yunus, believes the rupture runs deeper than miscommunication.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 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
He has conducted his several calls with Rodríguez in Spanish to limit the risk of miscommunication, according to administration officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
“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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