BARRIERS TO
COMMUNICATION
Some common barriers to effective communication include:
• The use of jargon. Over-complicated or
unfamiliar terms.
• Emotional barriers and taboos.
• Lack of attention, interest, distractions, or
irrelevance to the receiver.
• Differences in perception and viewpoint.
• Physical disabilities such as hearing problems
or speech difficulties.
• Language differences and the difficulty in
understanding accents.
• Cultural differences.
Barriers to Communication
by Category
1. Language Barriers
• A language movement is a figurative phrase
used primarily to refer to linguistic barriers to
communication, the difficulties in
communication experienced by people or
groups speaking different languages, or even
dialects in some cases.
• Different languages,
• Accent
2. Psychological Barriers
• The definition of psychological is something
that relates to the mind or mental actions. An
example of something psychological is an IQ
test. An example of something psychological is
bipolar disorder.
• Attitude and Opinions;
• Emotions
• Closed Mind
3. Physiological Barriers
• Physiology is the state of human body and
mind. Physiological barriers of communication
occur due to the physical condition of sender
or receiver which might even be physical
disabilities. It includes sensory dysfunction
and other physical dysfunctions.
• Poor listening skills.
• Discomfort due to illness.
4. Physical Barriers
• The physical barrier is the environmental and
natural condition that act as a barrier in
communication in sending a message from
sender to receiver. Organizational
environment or interior workspace design
problems, technological problems and noise
are the part of physical barriers.
• Background noise.
5. Attitudinal Barriers
• Is a term used for the set of difficulties or
challenges experienced by a person with
disabilities that results from
misunderstanding, confusing or ignoring the
disability, using the disability to dismiss the
person or to make unfair comparisons about
the person’s work performance.