"incomprehension" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-incomprehension.wav
Etymology: From in- + comprehension. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|comprehension}} in- + comprehension Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} incomprehension (uncountable)
  1. Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: incomprehensible, incomprehensive Translations (lack of comprehension): incompréhension [feminine] (French), értetlenség (Hungarian), incomprensione [feminine] (Italian), 無理解 (murikai) (Japanese), niezrozumienie [neuter] (Polish), непонима́ние (neponimánije) [neuter] (Russian), нерозумі́ння (nerozumínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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