Incomprehensible (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons".
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Examples
- The artist's latest sculpture was a mass of twisted metal and wires, its purpose incomprehensible to most viewers.
- Her decision to quit her job and move to a remote village was incomprehensible to her friends and family.
- The financial reports were riddled with errors, and the accountant's attempts to explain them only made the situation more incomprehensible.
- The tourists stared in bewilderment as they watched the locals performing a traditional dance with seemingly incomprehensible steps and gestures.
- The professor's lecture on quantum physics was so filled with technical jargon and complex equations that it was almost incomprehensible to anyone without a Ph.D. in physics.
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Meaning 2
Difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein.
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