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Explore Incomprehension through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like inability or comprehension. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Incomprehension in a sentence

Incomprehension meaning

Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.

Synonyms of Incomprehension

inability comprehension

Related words

Other words often associated with Incomprehension or its synonyms:

understanding cognition inclusion discernment noesis ability quality apprehension knowledge involvement savvy unfitness

Using Incomprehension

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
  • Useful related words include: inability, comprehension.
  • In the example corpus, incomprehension often appears in combinations such as: with incomprehension, incomprehension and, incomprehension of.

Context around Incomprehension

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

collective 1× mutual 1×

Often after:

seem 1×

Sentence patterns with Incomprehension

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and mutual incomprehension seem more 1× face the incomprehension of many 1× greeted with incomprehension 1× inattention and incomprehension of what 1× met with incomprehension from the 1× of the incomprehension and of 1× ritual of incomprehension and violence 1× the collective incomprehension there s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a weary ritual 1× adding to the 1× after the war 1× bush and obama 1× in no field 1× many people hide 1×

Common sentence endings:

greeted with incomprehension 1× incomprehension of many 1× of social exclusion 1× out of order 1× printed on twitter 1× seem more dangerous 1×

Words around Incomprehension

Just before it in the word index:

incomprehensibly 8 incomprehensible 113 incomprehensibility 6 incompos 2 incomplexity 2 incompletions 33

Just after it in the word index:

incompressibility 2 incompressible 30 inconceivable 86 inconceivably 2 inconclusive 214 inconclusively 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Incomprehension

  • In this selection, "incomprehension" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, collective, mutual and seem stand out and add context to how "incomprehension" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and mutual incomprehension seem more and face the incomprehension of many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "incomprehension" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with incomprehension

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A weary ritual of incomprehension and violence … Out of Order. (10 words)

They have an advanced culture, but the human explorers are greeted with incomprehension. (13 words)

Bush and Obama did that by inattention and incomprehension of what was at stake. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

After the war, the few that survived were often accused of being traitors or collaborationists, because this tough situation was not known in the rest of France, and they had to face the incomprehension of many. (36 words)

Adding to the collective incomprehension, there’s new Orwellian Newspeak, infusing every facet of today’s inverted civil-military relations, that tacks toward the absurd. (25 words)

The decision was met with”incomprehension” from the general public, police said in a statement printed on Twitter. (18 words)

Example sentences (8)

Adding to the collective incomprehension, there’s new Orwellian Newspeak, infusing every facet of today’s inverted civil-military relations, that tacks toward the absurd.

The decision was met with”incomprehension” from the general public, police said in a statement printed on Twitter.

A weary ritual of incomprehension and violence … Out of Order.

Bush and Obama did that by inattention and incomprehension of what was at stake.

After the war, the few that survived were often accused of being traitors or collaborationists, because this tough situation was not known in the rest of France, and they had to face the incomprehension of many.

In no field at the present time does the perpetuation of distrust and mutual incomprehension seem more dangerous.

Many people hide their leaning from society since they are afraid of the incomprehension and of social exclusion.

They have an advanced culture, but the human explorers are greeted with incomprehension.

Common combinations with incomprehension

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "incomprehension" in a sentence?
An example: "Adding to the collective incomprehension, there’s new Orwellian Newspeak, infusing every facet of today’s inverted civil-military relations, that tacks toward the absurd." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "incomprehension" from authentic English texts.
What does "incomprehension" mean?
Incomprehension means: Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
What are synonyms of "incomprehension"?
Common synonyms of "incomprehension" include: inability, comprehension.
How many example sentences with "incomprehension" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "incomprehension", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.