Meaning & use
Miscommunicated
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Failed to convey information clearly, causing confusion or misunderstanding (past tense of miscommunicate).
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The manager miscommunicated the deadline, and half the team missed it.
They later realized the instructions had been miscommunicated between departments.
A note on using this word
A relatively modern coinage combining the prefix 'mis-' with 'communicate,' reflecting growing attention to workplace and interpersonal communication issues.
Words with a similar meaning
misinformedgarbled
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Words with an opposite meaning
clarified
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