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uncomprehending

British  
/ ˌʌnkɒmprɪˈhɛndɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not able to understand; puzzled

    a long, uncomprehending look

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The man repeated himself again and again to an uncomprehending Boaz.

From Literature

He was wearing his mug-shot face, but the eyes were uncomprehending.

From Salon

All he could do was gaze back at them, uncomprehending.

From Salon

Gray explores his own budding awareness of injustice in “Armageddon Time,” which like “Jojo Rabbit” and “Belfast” navigates daunting moral calculations through the eyes of an intuitive but also uncomprehending child.

From Washington Post

When he broke up with her two months later, she stared at him uncomprehendingly, as if such a thing had never happened before.

From Washington Post