English
Noun
incomprehension
- Want or lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
Quotations
1873: w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, A Pair of Blue Eyes
1901: w:M. P. Shiel|M. P. Shiel, The Lord of the Sea
1954: w:William Golding|William Golding, w:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies
:Simon broke off and turned to Piggy who was looking at him with an expression of derisive incomprehension.
1974: w:Ursula K. Leguin|Ursula Leguin, w:The Dispossessed|The Dispossessed
Related terms
comprehensible
comprehension
incomprehensible
References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
vi:incomprehension
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