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miscommunication

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S K AH0 M Y UW2 N AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English communication English miscommunication From mis- + communication.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 誤解 /误解 (ng6 gaai2) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Chinese Cantonese: 誤會 /误会 (ng6 wui6) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Chinese Mandarin: 誤解 /误解 (wùjiě) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Chinese Mandarin: 誤會 /误会 (wùhuì) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Dutch: miscommunicatie — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Finnish: väärinkäsitys — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Finnish: väärinymmärrys — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Finnish: kommunikointivirhe — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • French: mécommunication — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • German: Fehlkommunikation — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • German: Misskommunikation — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Hungarian: félreértés — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Hungarian: téves/félreérthető kommunikáció — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Indonesian: miskomunikasi — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Japanese: ミスコミュニケーション — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Korean: 미스커뮤니케이션 (miseukeomyunikeisyeon) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Polish: błąd komunikacyjny — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Russian: недопонима́ние (nedoponimánije) — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Swedish: kommunikationsfel — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Swedish: missförstånd — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
  • Turkish: yanlış anlaşılma — interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired