Definition of incomprehension
:lack of comprehension or understanding
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Examples of incomprehension in a Sentence
She gave me a look of complete incomprehension.
He viewed the situation with incomprehension.
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Both places saw Spanish incursions from the south, mutual incomprehension in the meeting of Europeans and aboriginals, waves of disease that devastated the natives and a relentless quest by the newcomers for the raw materials of empire.
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Viewers unfamiliar with the source material are required to suspend not just their disbelief but also their incomprehension.
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Occasionally, her fascination with technological processes, combined with an incomprehension of them, can have productive results.
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First Known Use of incomprehension
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incomprehension Synonyms
Synonyms
misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misknowledge, misreadingRelated Words
astigmatism, misconception, misperception, misprision, mistakeNear Antonyms
appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, conception, grasp, grokking, knowledge, perception, prehension, understanding; awareness, consciousness, realizationINCOMPREHENSION Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of incomprehension for English Language Learners
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: lack of understanding
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