Meanings
nounmiscommunication (plural miscommunications)
plural miscommunications
- An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishcommunication
- Englishmiscommunication
From mis- + communication.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 誤解 /误解, 誤會 /误会
- 誤解 /误解 (ng⁶ gaai²)interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- 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, 誤會 /误会
- 誤解 /误解 (wùjiě)interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- 誤會 /误会 (wùhuì)interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Dutch miscommunicatie
- miscommunicatieinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Finnish väärinkäsitys, väärinymmärrys
- väärinkäsitysinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- väärinymmärrysinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- kommunikointivirheinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
French mécommunication
- mécommunicationinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
German Fehlkommunikation, Misskommunikation
- Fehlkommunikationinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- Misskommunikationinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Hungarian félreértés, téves/félreérthető kommunikáció
- félreértésinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- téves/félreérthető kommunikációinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Indonesian miskomunikasi
- miskomunikasiinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Japanese ミスコミュニケーション
- 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
- 미스커뮤니케이션 (miseukeomyunikeisyeon)interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Polish błąd komunikacyjny
- błąd komunikacyjnyinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Russian недопонима́ние
- недопонима́ние (nedoponimánije)interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Swedish kommunikationsfel, missförstånd
- kommunikationsfelinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
- missförståndinteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Turkish yanlış anlaşılma
- yanlış anlaşılmainteraction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired
Cite this entry
APA
miscommunication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscommunication
MLA
“miscommunication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscommunication. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscommunication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscommunication.
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