Home › Words › M › miscommunicatemiscommunicatemiscommunicate · verb — to communicate incorrectly.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, miscommunicate ranks #12,321 of 42,820 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom mis- + communicate.verbTo communicate incorrectly.e.g.“Global problems arise from how humans have undervalued each other and miscommunicated with each other.” — 2008 January 18, Harriet Rubin, “Google Offers a Map for Its Philanthropy”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.miscommunicative 76% match — Relating to, or exhibiting, miscommunication. vs miscommunicate →malcommunication 73% match — Communication that isn't well-intended, or doesn't happen as intended; miscommunication. vs miscommunicate →miscomprehend 71% match — To misunderstand. vs miscommunicate →miscommunication 69% match — An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired. vs miscommunicate →misinteract 68% match — To interact incorrectly; to take part in an inappropriate interaction. vs miscommunicate →anticommunication 67% match — A failure to communicate effectively or at all. vs miscommunicate →misconnect 67% match — To connect incorrectly. vs miscommunicate →mistranslate 67% match — To translate incorrectly. vs miscommunicate →