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Incomprehension

noun/ɪŋkˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən/
Definition
an inability to understand
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪŋkˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪŋkˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪŋkˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnʃən/
5 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan inability to understand
“his incomprehension of the consequences”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unverständnis
eine Unfähigkeit zu verstehen
🇫🇷French
incompréhension
une incapacité à comprendre
🇪🇸Spanish
incomprensión
una incapacidad para comprender
🇮🇹Italian
incomprensione
un'incapacità di comprendere
🇳🇱Dutch
onbegrip
een onvermogen om te begrijpen
🇵🇹Portuguese
incompreensão
uma incapacidade de entender
🇷🇺Russian
непонимание
неспособность понять
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अज्ञेयत्व
समझने में असमर्थता
🇧🇩Bengali
বোধগম্যতা
বোঝার অক্ষমতা
🇮🇳Tamil
புரிதலின்மை
புரிந்து கொள்ள இயலாமை
🇮🇳Telugu
అవగాహనరాహిత్యం
అర్థం చేసుకోలేని అసమర్థత
🇮🇳Marathi
समज
समजण्यास असमर्थता
🇮🇳Gujarati
અગમ્ય
સમજવામાં અસમર્થતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ
ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ധാരണയില്ലായ്മ
മനസ്സിലാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവില്ലായ്മ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮਝ
ਸਮਝਣ ਦੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سمجھ
سمجھنے میں ناکامی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不理解
无法理解
🇯🇵Japanese
無理解
理解できないこと
🇰🇷Korean
몰이해
이해 불능
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự không hiểu
không có khả năng hiểu
🇹🇭Thai
ความไม่เข้าใจ
ไม่สามารถที่จะเข้าใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidakpahaman
ketidakmampuan untuk memahami
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi pagkakaintindihan
kawalan ng kakayahang umunawa
🇲🇾Malay
ketidakfahaman
ketidakupayaan untuk memahami
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عدم الفهم
عدم القدرة على الفهم
🇮🇷Persian
عدم درک
ناتوانی در درک
🇹🇷Turkish
anlayışsızlık
anlayamama
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוסר הבנה
חוסר יכולת להבין
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'incomprehension'?
The primary meaning of 'incomprehension' is 'an inability to understand'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'incomprehension' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'incomprehension' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'incomprehension' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'incomprehension' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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