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incomprehensibility

American  
[in-kahm-pri-hen-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪnˌkɑm prɪˌhɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

incomprehensibilities
  1. the quality of being impossible to comprehend or understand.


Example Sentences

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Mercifully, the Supreme Court may be cognizant of both the incomprehensibility of immigration paperwork and the weighty consequences of denaturalization and green card rescission.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

The incomprehensibility of it all, of every awful thing wreaking havoc at once, has Gus in a state of jocular shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

In other words, the incomprehensibility of space-time can feel small and Monday night can last forever.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

She has said that the shock and fear and resignation created by this incomprehensibility are at the core of her writing.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2020

I rejoice still in the comfort of its incomprehensibility.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson