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[ in-kom-pri-hen-shuhn, in-kom- ] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən, ɪnˌkɒm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incomprehension ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension. Origin of incomprehensionFirst recorded in 1595–1605; in-3 + comprehension Words nearby incomprehensionincomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible, incomputable, inconceivable, in concert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incomprehensionThere were those who lagged behind out of incomprehension, political calculation, or timidity. Clinton’s Take on Gay Marriage Today|Robert Shrum|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST The rest of the world has reacted to the idea of such a child with horror and incomprehension. I Was Adam Lanza|David Frum|December 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST She started: I recall that her eyes were round and troubled with incomprehension. The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan Extended hands and up-shrugged shoulders that might mean either apology or incomprehension. The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams
With an impatience born of the incomprehension of her mood, Lilian had listened to Helen. A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories|Marian T. MacIntosh The Prince stepped back a pace, his watery eyes snapping in incomprehension. The Vagrant Duke|George Gibbs He goes on where we are balked by the obstacles of incomprehension. Revolution and Other Essays|Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for incomprehension/ (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən, ɪnˌkɒm-) /
nouninability or failure to comprehend; lack of understanding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incomprehensionblindness, oblivion, disregard, illiteracy, bewilderment, insensitivity, incapacity, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, unawareness, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, unfamiliarity, nescience, dumbness, philistinism, uncouthness |