miscommunicated
|mis-com-mu-ni-ca-ted|
B2
/ˌmɪskəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪd/
(miscommunicate)
failure to convey
Etymology
Etymology Information
'miscommunicate' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'communicate' from Latin 'communicare', meaning 'to share'.
Historical Evolution
'communicare' transformed into the Old French word 'communicacion', and eventually became the modern English word 'communicate'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to share information', but with the prefix 'mis-', it evolved to mean 'to share information incorrectly'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'miscommunicate'.
They miscommunicated the meeting time.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45