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comprehend

understand

Related forms: comprehend · 3 words in this dictionary

Related words

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3 words

Not understanding or grasping the meaning of something; showing a lack of comprehension.

un+comprehend+ing

Shared component: comprehend · understand

In a way that shows a lack of understanding or comprehension.

un+comprehend+ingly

Shared component: comprehend · understand

incomprehensibilityExtended relation

the quality or state of being impossible or extremely difficult to understand

in+comprehend+ibility

Extended relation: comprehend · understand