incomprehension
pronunciation
How to pronounce incomprehension in British English:
UK [ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn]
How to pronounce incomprehension in American English:
US [ɪnˌkɑmprɪˈhenʃn]
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- Noun:
- an inability to understand
Word Origin
- incomprehension (n.)
- c. 1600, from in- (1) "not" + comprehension.
Example
- 1. It also serves as a coping mechanism in the face of incomprehension .
- 2. But the incomprehension is mutual .
- 3. Such requests are met with incomprehension by japanese courts , complains an american official dealing with the issue .
- 4. By the third time he repeated that he would remain president until september , the crowd 's reaction had formed : a mixture of incomprehension and disgust .
- 5. Despite centuries of coexistence , the first nations , as canada 's indigenous people call themselves , and other canadians still live in mutual incomprehension .