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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

communication breakdown  [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ ən ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

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Communication breakdown is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of communication breakdown in the English dictionary

The definition of communication breakdown in the dictionary is a lack of communication; a failure to exchange information.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN


backdown
ˈbækˌdaʊn
blowdown
ˈbləʊˌdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
cooldown
ˈkuːlˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
hoedown
ˈhəʊˌdaʊn
kickdown
ˈkɪkˌdaʊn
lookdown
ˈlʊkˌdaʊn
markdown
ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pastedown
ˈpeɪstˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
teardown
ˈtɛərˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

communicate
communicatee
communicating
communication
communication channels
communication cord
communication gap
communication interface
communication line
communication science
communication skills
communicational
communications
communications network
communications satellite
communications zone
communicative
communicatively
communicativeness
communicator

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

back down
break down
crackdown
down
get down
go down
hold down
knockdown
lockdown
low-down
nervous breakdown
ride down
sit down
sit-down
takedown
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
upside-down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of communication breakdown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «communication breakdown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

Find out the translation of communication breakdown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of communication breakdown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «communication breakdown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通讯故障
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interrupción de la comunicación
570 millions of speakers

English

communication breakdown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संचार टूटने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انهيار الاتصالات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нарушена связь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

communication Breakdown
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যোগাযোগ ভাঙ্গন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

panne de communication
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerosakan komunikasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zusammenbruch der Kommunikation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コミュニケーションの断絶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통신 고장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gangguan komunikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cố truyền thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகவல் தொடர்பு துண்டிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संप्रेषण भंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iletişim arızası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripartizione di comunicazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerwa w komunikacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порушено зв´язок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defalcare de comunicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακοπή της επικοινωνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kommunikasiebreuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommunikation uppdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommunikasjon sammenbrudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of communication breakdown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN»

The term «communication breakdown» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about communication breakdown

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN»

Discover the use of communication breakdown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to communication breakdown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foundations of Aural Rehabilitation: Children, Adults, and ...
Detect Communication Breakdown Choose Course of Action Use Repair Strategy. Depending on how well patients know their communication partners, A metacommentary is a comment about the talk or conversation. FIGURE 7-4. stages ...
Nancy Tye-Murray, 2014
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Inter-cultural Communication at Work: Cultural Values in ...
The notion of communication breakdown will be considered with examples of different inter-cultural dyads, all of whom are responding, in their own way, to the power structures of a multicultural Australian workplace. Cultural differences in ...
Michael Clyne, Michael G. Clyne, 1996
3
Communication Breakdown: Decoding The Riddle Of Mental Illness
A scholarly description of the communicational factors underlying mental illness, with affiliated applications to diagnosis and treatment
John E. LaMuth, 2004
4
Business English and Communication
Some very good communicators, at the end of their message to the receiver, ask the receiver to do a certain job which will show the sender that the receiver has understood the message. Communication Breakdown Sometimes communication ...
Moira Sambey, Management Development Centre of Hong Kong, 1999
5
From Slogans to Mantras: Social Protest and Religious ...
And most young people at that time saw that there was a tremendous communication breakdown. There was a communication breakdown with their families, usually. There was a communication breakdown with their government. There was a ...
Stephen A. Kent, 2001
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Language Output, Communication Strategies and Communicative ...
Strategies as a Cognitive Process to Avoid Communication Breakdown If strategy use is perceived as a cognitive process, it is considered as attempts to explain what is going on in the speakers' minds. A number of researchers (e.g. Corder ...
Cynthia Fong King Lee, 2004
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Communication Therapy: An Integrated Approach to Aural ...
If the individual opts to use repair strategies, a specific strategy or series of strategies may be selected. Both hierarchies require the listener to identify the reason for communication breakdown as either (1) the speaker's behavior (too fast, slow, ...
Mary June Moseley, Scott J. Bally, 1996
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Applied Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice in ...
The simplest means of demonstrating the problem is to use a popular notion, the communication breakdown. When we fail to achieve our goals in an operation, procedure, or relationship, we frequently say that we have a “communication ...
Thomas E. Harris, Thomas E. Harris (Ph. D.), Mark D. Nelson, 2008
9
Management Notes
By Thomas E. Harris, Ph.D. By far one of the worst phrases now making the business world circuit is the term “communication breakdown.” For several reasons, the communication breakdown is a myth and should be abandoned. Dependence ...
10
Managing Organizational Behavior
Obviously, this thinking can go too far: communication difficulties are the result of communication breakdown. Other matters discussed in this book — motivation, decision making, stress, organization structure, to name but a few — can also ...
Ronald R. Sims, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term communication breakdown is used in the context of the following news items.
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Longtime Garden City police chief, deputy chief threatened to sue …
... year, a situation that stemmed from “a communication breakdown” that has since been resolved, according to Interim Police Chief Rick Allen. «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Family, friends react to Lake Granby drowning
Schroetlin said “communication breakdown is a fault of crisis in general.” In this case, he added, so many people had gathered with the best ... «Sky Hi Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Speaking Up When Your Loved One's Doctor Is Not Listening
The communication breakdown between my mother and the doctor was overwhelming. The doctor asked questions about her visit, but Mom ... «Asbestos.com, Jul 15»
4
Donations should go to Salvation Army
He said there may have been a communication breakdown, but insists no evacuee is being asked to purchase clothing because their voucher ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
5
NASA Rectifies Communication Breakdown, New Horizons to Fly …
The New Horizon mission team of NASA witnessed some stressful moments on Saturday after the team lost contact with the spacecraft just 10 ... «NY City News, Jul 15»
6
Rachel McAdams (left), Taylor Kitsch Rachel McAdams (left), Taylor …
It also brings Paul into the most intriguing aspect of Pizzolatto's “Maybe Tomorrow” script, a pattern of communication breakdown that recurs ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
7
Slow Progress in Diversity Among Pa. Trial Lawyers
Pond said increasing diversity at a firm can be difficult, and that there could be a communication breakdown between diverse applicants, bar ... «The Legal Intelligencer, Jul 15»
8
S2 looks to continue dominant defense in Vancouver
Vancouver's lone goal in the match came from Welsh legend Robert Earnshaw, who capitalized on a communication breakdown between ... «SoundersFC.com, Jul 15»
9
Frontier Days nixes local riders in favor of entertainment …
Hirsig cited a communication breakdown for the short notice. “We do have some responsibility and fault there," he said. "This should have been ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
10
Why Police Agencies Still Can't Communicate In A Crisis
... makes brief mention of the apparent communication breakdown among cops in Ferguson. As tweeted by the New York Times's Matt Apuzzo:. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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