noncommunication
Refusal to speak
Noncommunication is the absence or failure of communication, whether deliberate or circumstantial.
It often implies a breakdown where exchange should occur: The noncommunication between departments led to duplicate efforts.
Someone might choose noncommunication as a strategy, refusing to engage: His noncommunication spoke louder than words.
Disinclined to speak
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
unexpressed · unarticulated · wordlessness · speechlessness · muteness · voicelessness · stonewalling · reserved
State of being isolated
- distanceSpace between two points
- riftCrack or estrangement
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
disconnect · detachment · disengagement · emotional distance · coldness · remoteness · apartness · separateness
Inward-directed temperament
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
isolation · self-isolation · shutting out · shutting down · retreating · disengagement · unavailability · unapproachability
Failure to grasp meaning
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- impasseSituation without resolution
- disconnectTo break a connection
- language barrierMutual incomprehension across tongues
interference · static · breakdown · blockage · impediment · obstruction · noise · garbled
taciturnity
Disinclined to speak
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
unspoken · unexpressed · unarticulated · wordlessness · speechlessness · muteness · voicelessness · stonewalling · reserved · withholding
alienation
State of being isolated
chasm · disconnect · detachment · disengagement · emotional distance · coldness · remoteness · apartness · separateness · division
introversion
Inward-directed temperament
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
hermitage · isolation · self-isolation · shutting out · shutting down · retreating · disengagement · unavailability · unapproachability · inaccessibility
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- impasseSituation without resolution
- disconnectTo break a connection
language barrier · interference · static · breakdown · blockage · impediment · obstruction · noise · garbled · crossed wires
noncommunicationcommunication
Exchanging ideas or information
dialogue · exchange · discourse · conversation · correspondence
noncommunicationengagement
Commitment to wed or attend
rapport · understanding · openness · responsiveness · connection
communicate, communication, communicative, communicated, communicator, uncommunicative, communicable, communiqué, excommunication