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incomprehension

[in-kom-pri-hen-shuhn, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən, ɪnˌkɒm- /








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Like the peevish alien Roger from American Dad, Sam’s general attitude toward the human world in which he finds himself is equal parts incomprehension and condescension.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

And as played by De Waele, Rémi, though less front and center, registers a heartrending incomprehension at Léo’s betrayal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

That kind of simplification or incomprehension, he says, can be fatal.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

My school friends and I talk about it now with each other with again - contempt, disbelief and incomprehension that sort of thing happened in plain sight and nothing was done.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

Schott’s complete incomprehension suggests that it would have been difficult for Bodin to persuade other scholars that his views made sense.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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