Incomprehensibility: meaning, definitions and examples

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incomprehensibility

[ ˌɪnkɒmprɪˌhɛnsəˈbɪlɪti ]

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difficulty understanding

The state or quality of being incomprehensible; inability to be understood or grasped fully.

Synonyms

obscurity, opacity, unintelligibility

Examples of usage

It was hard to follow the professor's lecture due to the incomprehensibility of the subject matter.
The incomprehensibility of the legal jargon made it challenging for the average person to understand the contract.

Translations

Translations of the word "incomprehensibility" in other languages:

🇵🇹 incompreensibilidade

🇮🇳 अविवेकशीलता

🇩🇪 Unverständlichkeit

🇮🇩 ketidakjelasan

🇺🇦 незрозумілість

🇵🇱 niezrozumiałość

🇯🇵 理解不能

🇫🇷 incompréhensibilité

🇪🇸 incomprensibilidad

🇹🇷 anlaşılamazlık

🇰🇷 이해할 수 없음

🇸🇦 عدم الفهم

🇨🇿 nepochopitelnost

🇸🇰 nepochopiteľnosť

🇨🇳 不可理解

🇸🇮 nerazumljivost

🇮🇸 óskiljanleiki

🇰🇿 түсініксіздік

🇬🇪 გაუგებრობა

🇦🇿 başa düşülməzlik

🇲🇽 incomprensibilidad

Word origin

The word 'incomprehensibility' is derived from the word 'incomprehensible,' which originated in the late 14th century. The prefix 'in-' means 'not,' and 'comprehensible' comes from the Latin word 'comprehendere,' meaning 'to seize, to grasp.' Therefore, 'incomprehensibility' refers to the state of not being able to be fully understood or grasped.