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Meaning of "incomprehension" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCOMPREHENSION

incomprehension  [ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCOMPREHENSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incomprehension is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCOMPREHENSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comprehension

Comprehension may refer to: ▪ Comprehension, the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses ▪ Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding language rather than speaking ▪ Comprehension axiom, an axiom in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory in mathematics ▪ List comprehension, an adaptation of mathematical set notation to represent infinite lists in computer science ▪ Reading comprehension, a measurement of the understanding of a passage of text ▪ Understanding, ability to think about to deal adequately with an idea...

Definition of incomprehension in the English dictionary

The definition of incomprehension in the dictionary is inability or failure to comprehend; lack of understanding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCOMPREHENSION


apprehension
ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən
ascension
əˈsɛnʃən
attention
əˈtɛnʃən
comprehension
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən
convention
kənˈvɛnʃən
declension
dɪˈklɛnʃən
dimension
dɪˈmɛnʃən
extension
ɪkˈstɛnʃən
intention
ɪnˈtɛnʃən
intervention
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən
invention
ɪnˈvɛnʃən
mention
ˈmɛnʃən
misapprehension
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən
pension
ˈpɛnʃən
prehension
prɪˈhɛnʃən
prevention
prɪˈvɛnʃən
reprehension
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃən
retention
rɪˈtɛnʃən
suspension
səˈspɛnʃən
tension
ˈtɛnʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCOMPREHENSION

incompliancy
incompliant
incompliantly
incomposed
incomposite
incompossible
incomprehensibility
incomprehensible
incomprehensibleness
incomprehensibly
incomprehensive
incomprehensively
incomprehensiveness
incompressibility
incompressible
incompressibleness
incompressibly
incomputability
incomputable
incomputably

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCOMPREHENSION

air suspension
coefficient of expansion
commission
disability pension
en pension
Executive Mansion
expansion
file extension
hair extension
hyperextension
hypertension
hypotension
independent suspension
low-tension
mansion
pretension
reading comprehension
recension
retirement pension
surface tension
thermal expansion

Synonyms and antonyms of incomprehension in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «incomprehension» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCOMPREHENSION

Find out the translation of incomprehension to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incomprehension from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incomprehension» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不理解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incomprensión
570 millions of speakers

English

incomprehension
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

incomprehension
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم الفهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непонимание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incompreensão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপলব্ধির অভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incompréhension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakpastian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unverständnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

理解不能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몰이해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ngerti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó hiểu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரியாத்தன்மையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकुशलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlayamama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incomprensione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezrozumienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерозуміння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neînțelegere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατανοησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbegrip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförståelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

incomprehension
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incomprehension

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSION»

The term «incomprehension» is regularly used and occupies the 64.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incomprehension

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCOMPREHENSION»

Discover the use of incomprehension in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incomprehension and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition: ...
... Incomprehension (a) Incomprehension 18.10 (10) (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic (b) Repeated topic 20.00 with incomprehension with ...
William E. Rutherford, 1984
2
Hélène Cixous, Rootprints: Memory and Life Writing
I like the scar, the story. Negative incomprehension Positive incomprehension To return to the eventual shock with the other, the violence of the other: there is one that happens daily, that is up to us to manage. We are always in a relation with ...
Mireille Calle-Gruber, Hélène Cixous, 2012
3
Gesture: Second Language Acquistion and Classroom Research
1996; von Raffler-Engel 1988), which consist of distinguishing “misunderstanding ,” “total incomprehension,” and “partial incomprehension.”2 Misunderstanding presupposes understanding, but involves an interpretation of the message in a ...
Steven G. McCafferty, Gale Stam, 2010
4
Taking Humour Seriously
These examples show that incomprehension is not in itself inimical to mirth. Freud stresses that the joke always has three enunciative roles: the speaker, the listener and the butt. Incomprehension kills a joke if it is the listener who fails to ...
Mr Jerry Palmer, 2003
5
Christology and Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark
not understand concerning the loaves, for their hearts were hardened" (Mk. 6:52). Their incomprehension "concerning the loaves," Mark seems to suggest, explains both their initial paralysis at sea and their failure to grasp Jesus' best effort to ...
Suzanne Watts Henderson, 2006
6
Talking about Reality
When you see incomprehension in your partner, you are seeing in her what is reflecting the red of your own incomprehension. And as a consequence of this perception of yours, you tend to reinforce your theory that sustains that she should be ...
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, 2010
7
Mind Vs. Money: The War Between Intellectuals and Capitalism
One way in which Morris' reaction to capitalism was typical of intellectuals, whether bohemian or not, was its incomprehension of why any honest person of average intelligence would want to be a businessman. This attitude was widespread ...
Alan S. Kahan
8
Narrative Structure and Philosophical Debates in Tristram ...
Like him, I have used as a starting point Bakhtin's claim that 'Stupidity ( incomprehension) in the novel is always polemical'.2 Howells analyses the figures of the 'Fool', the 'Rogue' and the 'Clown' in French Enlightenment writings to argue that ...
Margaux Whiskin, 2014
9
Infant Tongues: The Voice of the Child in Literature
Rather, Maciek is part of a spectrum of young figures typified by greater or lesser degrees of muteness and incomprehension. Wartime Lies bears important affinities to fiction of various periods written in a range of languages (including Dutch, ...
Elizabeth Goodenough, Mark A. Heberle, Naomi B. Sokoloff, 1994
10
Revelation and Concealment of Christ: A Theological Inquiry ...
Incomprehension. An important question which may have faced the Christian community would have been Why was unbelief the response of 'the Jews' to the many signs performed by Jesus? If John could see such a scriptural fulfilment in the ...
Saeed Hamid-Khani, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCOMPREHENSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incomprehension is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Swedish Ad Campaign, for Kalles Kaviar, Tests the World's Gag …
Cecilia Sajland, marketing manager for Kalles, said, “We wanted to show other nationalities' incomprehension when it comes to very Swedish ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Francis: Mining industry in need of 'a radical paradigm change …
... the air and the land;; “a cry of incomprehension for the absence for inclusive processes or support from the civil, local and national authorities ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
3
The Look of Silence Review | Collider
Once again, Oppenheimer has made a film that makes my brain explode in a cacophony of rage, sadness, and sheer incomprehension. «Collider.com, Jul 15»
4
Contemporary Muslims and the challenge of modernity | OUPblog
... address such widespread public incomprehension. Add that to the almost daily barrage of news and media commentary concerning violence ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
5
Rebels Filmed Finding MH17 Was Passenger Jet - Yahoo News UK
After initial incomprehension over what has happened, it soon dawned on the rebels the downed plane was a passenger jet. As they survey the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
6
How Brain-to-Brain Communication Devices Will Change the Future …
However, it seems to me that when I talk to older people, the general reaction to this subject is incomprehension or skepticism (el Jefe John ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
7
Inside Mark Sanfords Fall
Paul gave me a look of incomprehension. “I mean, the obvious—which is that I caused the storm we're now in. And that's made everything a ... «Politico, Jul 15»
8
The LDP's comic appeal for constitutional change falls flat
... elderly women probably would have been superfluous since Yuko alone is an adequate source of hysterical incomprehension, and important ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
9
When going Greek won't be double Dutch
... featuring a nation that is already serendipitously linked to tragedy, incomprehension and suspicious offers, at least in the English language. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Barrie Kosky: 'When I first saw The Magic Flute, I didn't get it and I …
And I was like, 'Eughh?'” He makes a sound somewhere between incomprehension and nausea. Barrie Kosky. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Incomprehension [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/incomprehension>. Apr 2024 ».
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