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non-comprehension noun[ U ] (alsononcomprehension)uk /ˌnɒn.kɒm.prɪˈhen.ʃən/ us /ˌnɑːn.kɑːm.prəˈhen.ʃən/ the state of being unable to understand something: He threw up his arms and shrugged in noncomprehension. "It's the man I was talking about," she whispered, seeing Sarah's look of non-comprehension. "Promise me!" he demanded. I looked back at him in non-comprehension. I stared in blank non-comprehension. We said nothing, despite our non-comprehension. She flung her arms wide in non-comprehension. "What?" In the study, children's responses were observed to an adult signal of noncomprehension. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Misunderstanding cross purposes disconnection don't get me wrongidiom get the wrong end of the stickidiom get your wires crossedidiom labour misconceive misconceived misconception misconstruction misconstrue misread misreading miss miss the pointidiom mistaken misunderstand misunderstanding underestimate wire
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comprehension See alsoincomprehension |