incomprehension

[ in-kom-pri-hen-shuhn, in-kom- ]

/ ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən, ɪnˌkɒm- /

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noun

lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.

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Origin of incomprehension

First recorded in 1595–1605; in-³ + comprehension

Words nearby incomprehension

incomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible, incomputable, inconceivable, in concert

How to use incomprehension in a sentence

An excellent argument against Roman Catholicism I would say, and Greene might well stare in blank incomprehension at my pages.
The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence|Jill Bialosky|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There were those who lagged behind out of incomprehension, political calculation, or timidity.
Clinton’s Take on Gay Marriage Today|Robert Shrum|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rest of the world has reacted to the idea of such a child with horror and incomprehension.
I Was Adam Lanza|David Frum|December 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The man's face wore a sudden crafty look of incomprehension.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

I dare say Im unjust, but Im living in another world, and this shocks me—the incomprehension of it all!
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
Trask's efforts to explain the political and social structure of the Sword-Worlds met the same incomprehension from Bentrik.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
But our incomprehension is due even more to our ignorance of the strange and devious workings of the German mind.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea
It did not occur to him to go on acting, to pretend astonishment or incomprehension.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert

British Dictionary definitions for incomprehension

incomprehension

/ (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən, ɪnˌkɒm-) /

noun

inability or failure to comprehend; lack of understanding

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