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incomprehension
[
in-kom-pri-
hen
-sh
uh
n
,
in-kom-
]
in·com·pre·hen·sion
/
ˌɪn
kɒm
prɪˈhɛn
ʃən
,
ɪnˌkɒm-
/
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[
in-kom-pri-
hen
-sh
uh
n
,
in-kom-
]
Show IPA
noun
lack of
comprehension
or understanding:
The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
Origin:
1595–1605;
in-
3
+
comprehension
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Incomprehension
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cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
. Does it mean:
So is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
. Does it mean:
So is
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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incomprehension
(ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən, ɪnˌkɒm-)
—
n
inability or failure to comprehend; lack of understanding
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