lack of communication
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2.8
- noun
- /læk əv kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
:
falta de comunicación
- A lack of communication can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts in any workplace.
- lack of communication and collaboration
It's about their lack of communication in the relationship.
- It's about their lack of communication in the relationship.
- A lot of the yards you see are bullshit yards, bad tackling, bad defensive entry mistakes, a lack of recognition, a lack of communication.
- And in, in the lack of communication has been a great problem for us.
- The reasons she it was lack of communication.
- Understand this from the position of a coach me all right, One of the biggest issues relationships and dating is lack of communication.
- You know, and I, I, I'm, I'm very much informed by how a lack of communication and just this feeling of awkwardness and shame.
Examples
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The lack of communication and collaboration among the various school levels has been a long-time challenge.
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There was a major lack of communication about the levy for this past election.
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It's about their lack of communication in the relationship.
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Is it normal for a lack of communication to occur while trying to get funding?
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One example of this is a lack of communication between designers and end users.
Academic text (2011) -
Some patients were not being made aware of their right to advocacy because of a lack of communication between service providers and hospital staff.
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Look, I think there's been a lack of communication here.
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There was a near-total lack of communication between town and country.
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One could argue that the problem stems more from a lack of communication of authority rather than from a flawed organizational structure.
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Several Ukrainians responded passionately about the lack of communication following Chernobyl and the importance of our visit.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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5.9
A gap between what people think and what really happens
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3.8
People fail to share information clearly and so cause misunderstanding
A lack of talking or sharing information between people
Being unable to tell or share feelings with other people
Not talking or sharing thoughts with others
Antonyms
How Communicative
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4.1
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2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
lack + of + communication
The meaning 'an absence or insufficient exchange of information' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lack' (absence) + 'communication' (exchange of information), with 'of' serving only as a linking preposition. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'falta de comunicación'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Lack of communication paints a simple picture: imagine two people with a wall between them so their messages do not reach each other, showing the lack (missing) of communication. That's why it means 'not enough sharing of information' and often causes confusion or mistakes.