metamessage

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noun

An implicit message that could be inferred or implied from a message.

“When you read between the lines, you might find a metamessage behind what somebody is outwardly saying.”

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Meanings

nounmetamessage (plural metamessages)

plural metamessages

  1. An implicit message that could be inferred or implied from a message.

    When you read between the lines, you might find a metamessage behind what somebody is outwardly saying.

  2. A message about messages.

Origin

From meta- + message.

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Cite this entry
APA

metamessage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamessage

MLA

“metamessage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamessage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metamessage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamessage.

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