uncommunication

English

Etymology

un- +‎ communication

Noun

uncommunication (uncountable)

  1. Absence of communication.
    • 2009 August 30, Jonathan Lethem, “Eyes Wide Open”, in New York Times‎:
      This includes not only their plastic capacity as puns, and the oddnesses residing in the names for food, foliage and products — for instance, the fact that probably no bachelor ever wore the flowers called “bachelor buttons,” or that a fabric’s neutral hue can be awarded names as various as pigeon, parmesan, platinum or pebble — but also their potential use as deliberate uncommunication […]
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