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Antonyms for incomprehension


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-kom-pri-hen-shuh n, in-kom-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən, ɪnˌkɒm-



Definition of incomprehension

Origin :
  • c.1600, from in- (1) "not" + comprehension.
  • As in illiteracy : noun ignorance
  • As in illiterateness : noun ignorance
  • As in nescience : noun ignorance
  • As in obliviousness : noun ignorance
  • As in unawareness : noun ignorance
  • As in unconsciousness : noun ignorance
  • As in unfamiliarity : noun ignorance
  • As in ignorance : noun unintelligence, inexperience
Example sentences :
  • She started: I recall that her eyes were round and troubled with incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
  • The man's face wore a sudden crafty look of incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs
  • He goes on where we are balked by the obstacles of incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London
  • All the rest is only numbed pain and incomprehension,—weeks and months.
  • Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
  • It did not occur to him to go on acting, to pretend astonishment or incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « The House by the River » by A. P. Herbert
  • Then, shrugging his shoulders with incomprehension, fearlessly he sought to forget about it.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • It was a subject too terrible, from which her mind retreated with awe and incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « Sir Tom » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • Dicky was all incomprehension; but something made him feel a little sick.
  • Extract from : « A Child of the Jago » by Arthur Morrison
  • Neil stood as though appalled by his companion's incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Courage of Captain Plum » by James Oliver Curwood
  • This she did not comprehend, attributing her incomprehension to his incoherence.
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London

Synonyms for incomprehension

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