undercommunication

noun

Too little communication.

Opposite
overcommunication
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Meanings

nounundercommunication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableToo little communication.

    Where communication is concerned, both overcommunication and undercommunication are undesirable. […] Undercommunication leads to no understanding or a misunderstanding on the receiver's part.

    2022, William Singleton, Musings on Leadership: It's for Everyone and Everywhere in Life, PQA United, →ISBN, page 118

    Antonyms: overcommunication

Synonyms & antonyms

nounToo little communication.

Opposite
overcommunication

Origin

From under- + communication.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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