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malcommunication

malcommunication noun: communication that isn't well-intended, or doesn't happen as intended; miscommunication.

Noun

malcommunication (countable and uncountable, plural malcommunications)

  1. Communication that isn't well-intended, or doesn't happen as intended; miscommunication.

Forms of malcommunication

pluralmalcommunications

Origin of malcommunication

From mal- + communication.

Questions about malcommunication

What does malcommunication mean?
Malcommunication means communication that isn't well-intended, or doesn't happen as intended; miscommunication.
What part of speech is malcommunication?
Malcommunication is a noun.
What is the plural of malcommunication?
The plural of malcommunication is malcommunications.

Words near malcommunication in the dictionary

  1. Malcolmites
  2. Malcolmson
  3. Malcom
  4. Malcomb
  5. Malcombs
  6. malcommunication
  7. malcommunications
  8. malcompensate
  9. malcompensation
  10. malcompensations
  11. Malcoms

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