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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries의사소통 장벽
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uisa-sotong jangbyeok
"우리는 의사소통 장벽을 극복해야 합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Anything that prevents people from exchanging information, ideas, or feelings effectively.
"Language differences can often act as a major communication barrier in international business." - 2
An obstacle such as psychological noise, physical distance, or cultural misunderstanding that impairs mutual comprehension.
"Overcoming the communication barrier between departments requires transparent and regular meetings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'communication', originating from the Latin 'communicare' (to share, to make common), via Old French, and 'barrier', from the Old French 'barriere' (obstacle, fortification). The compound phrase solidified in modern sociological and organizational terminology during the mid-20th century to describe impediments to successful information exchange.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Communication barrier" is said worldwide
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barrière à la communication
Transliteration: baʁjɛʁ a la kɔm.y.ni.ka.sjɔ̃
"La barrière de la langue est un obstacle majeur."
Kommunikationsbarriere
Transliteration: kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːnsbaˌʁi̯əʁə
"Eine Kommunikationsbarriere kann zu Missverständnissen führen."
barriera comunicativa
Transliteration: barˈrjɛːra komunikaˈtiːva
"Dobbiamo superare ogni barriera comunicativa."
barrera de comunicación
Transliteration: baˈrera de komunikaˈsjon
"El ruido excesivo crea una barrera de comunicación."
barreira de comunicação
Transliteration: baˈʁejɾɐ dʒi komuˌnikɐˈsɐ̃w
"A falta de clareza gera uma barreira de comunicação."
सम्प्रेषण बाधा
Transliteration: sampreshan badha
"भाषा एक प्रमुख सम्प्रेषण बाधा बन सकती है।"
沟通障碍
Transliteration: gōutōng zhàng'ài
"文化差异可能会造成沟通障碍。"
의사소통 장벽
Transliteration: uisa-sotong jangbyeok
"우리는 의사소통 장벽을 극복해야 합니다."
コミュニケーションの障壁
Transliteration: komyunikēshon no shōheki
"異文化間ではコミュニケーションの障壁が生じやすい。"
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