noncommunication
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a word derived from
communication.
communicationnounthe act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
Example Sentences
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There is something particularly English about this talent, and it can produce a very English comedy of polite noncommunication.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
The raids were styled "reinforced protective reaction" —a phrase which itself represents a style of noncommunication.
From Time Magazine Archive
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That package in itself would be a significant breakthrough after a quarter-century of virtual noncommunication.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In a ruling released last Friday, Judge Lance Ito acknowledged that the prosecution's handling of the blood evidence was a "picture of confusion, miscommunication and noncommunication between the prosecuting attorneys and LAPD."
From Time Magazine Archive
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“I thought there was a noncommunication treaty between those two.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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