INCOMPREHENSIBLE


Meaning of INCOMPREHENSIBLE in English

/ ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl; NAmE -ˌkɑːm-/ adjective

incomprehensible (to sb) impossible to understand

SYN unintelligible :

Some application forms can be incomprehensible to ordinary people.

He found his son's actions totally incomprehensible.

OPP comprehensible

►  in·com·pre·hen·si·bil·ity / ɪnˌkɒmprɪˌhensəˈbɪləti; NAmE -ˌkɑːm-/ noun [ U ]

►  in·com·pre·hen·sibly / -səbli; NAmE / adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (earlier than comprehensible ): from Latin incomprehensibilis , from in- not + comprehensibilis (from comprehens- seized, comprised, from the verb comprehendere , from com- together + prehendere grasp).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.