Miscommunicates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Fails to express or share information in a clear or accurate way
2. Does not communicate a message effectively or understandably
3. Breaks down in delivering intended information, causing confusion or misunderstanding

Etymology: "Miscommunicates" is the third-person singular present form of "miscommunicate," so it describes someone who gets a message across wrongly. The verb is built from the prefix "mis-," meaning wrongly or badly, attached to "communicate," which comes from the Latin "communicare," to share or make common. Put together, the sense is simply to communicate in a faulty way. The prefix carries the whole meaning. "Mis-" has been used in English for centuries to turn an ordinary verb into one describing a failure, as in "misjudge," "misread," or "mislead." Adding it to "communicate" follows the same pattern, so the new verb needs little explanation beyond the two parts it is made from.

Synonyms: misunderstands, misinterprets, confuses, misconstrues, misreports

Antonyms: communicates, conveys, transmits, expresses, articulates