uncomprehending
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prɪˈhɛnd Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden < Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile
1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden < Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile
Related forms
com·pre·hend·er, noun
com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
non·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
non·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
pre·com·pre·hend, verb (used with object)
self-com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
well-com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to perceive or understand |
| 2. | (tr) to comprise or embrace; include |
| [C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize] | |
| uncomprehending (ˌʌnkɒmprɪˈhɛndɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| not able to understand; puzzled: a long, uncomprehending look | |
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Word Origin & History
comprehend
mid-14c., "to grasp with the mind," from L. comprehendere "to take together, to unite; include; seize" (of catching fire or the arrest of criminals); also "to comprehend, perceive" (to seize or take in the mind), from com- "completely" + prehendere "to catch hold of, seize" (see prehensile).
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Example sentences
But the tension always derives from the seesaw of perception between uncomprehending awe and fleeting instances of recognition.
My hunch is that in a century or two, our descendants will look back on our factory farms with uncomprehending revulsion.
True seizures always leave a patient disoriented and uncomprehending.
The uncomprehending many are continually being dispersed out into the universe and beyond.
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