adj
incomprehensible
ihn-komp-rih-HEHN-sihbl
adj
1
So confusing or badly explained that it cannot be understood.
"The legal contract was written in incomprehensible jargon."
"His mumbled excuse was completely incomprehensible."
How to Use Incomprehensible
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishImpossible to understand or make sense of.
Common mistake
Don't mix it up with "comprehensive" (thorough, complete) — the two words look similar but mean very different things.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
incomprehensible jargon
utterly incomprehensible
incomprehensible to outsiders
Word Forms
more incomprehensible comparative, incomprehensibles plural, most incomprehensible superlative
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Etymology
From Middle French incomprehensible, from Latin incomprehēnsibilis, built from in- ("not") plus comprehendere ("to grasp, seize mentally").