un-understandable
adjective
un-un·der·stand·able
ˌən-ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-bəl 
variants
or ununderstandable
: impossible to understand : not understandable
Karl Jaspers held, famously, that schizophrenic phenomena are ununderstandable.—
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For instance, an expression like 'liberal populism' makes sense in America and is completely un-understandable for anybody in Europe.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
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Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
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“Un-understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/un-understandable. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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