incomprehensible

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌɪnkɑmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/

Adjective

incomprehensible

1. impossible or very difficult to understand.
   • 1990, Greg Bear, Heads,

     He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'

   • 1904-09, Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth, published 1962

     But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.

Synonyms

• fathomless, unfathomable, unintelligible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Antonyms

• comprehensible, understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Related terms

• incomprehension

Translations

• French: incompréhensible
• German: unverständlich, unbegreiflich, unfassbar
• Italian: incomprensibile
• Portuguese: incompreensível
• Russian: непоня́тный
• Spanish: incomprensible

Noun

incomprehensible (plural incomprehensibles)

1. Anything that is beyond understanding.

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