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incomprehension Definition

in·com·pre·hen·sion (in käm′prē hens̸hən, -pri-)

noun

lack of comprehension; inability to understand

incomprehension Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • express: Elsewhere, too, Dunn frequently and understandably expresses incomprehension of Lesley's death, asking the rhetorical " Why?
  • provoke: Think, for example, of the genuine indignation and incomprehension once provoked by the request, " Would you mind not smoking?

Adjective modifier

  • mutual: Once participants are contributing to the conference, a problem of mutual incomprehension arises.
  • blank: Any suggestion of such things would have been received with a stare of blank incomprehension.
  • total: Even worse, public understanding of archeology is likely to decline into total incomprehension.
  • complete: You used my car whilst I was out of town, and feigned complete incomprehension when the spending summons came.
  • initial: The character overcomes his initial incomprehension of some local customs by asking the right questions.