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Definition of incomprehension noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incomprehension

noun
 
/ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/
 
/ɪnˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of not being able to understand somebody/something
    • Anna read the letter with incomprehension.
    • the mutual incomprehension of adolescents and parents
    • This time he saw a look of blank incomprehension on her face.
    • Many people's experience of school was one of boredom, incomprehension and failure.
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