uncomprehension
Failure to grasp
Uncomprehension is failure to understand something—the state of not grasping what's been said or shown.
It often appears on faces: She stared at me in uncomprehension.
The word emphasizes the absence of understanding rather than active confusion or misunderstanding.
State of not knowing
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- nescienceLack of knowledge
cluelessness · benightedness · blankness · uninformed · unenlightened · inexperience · naivety · uninitiated
State of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- mystificationDeliberate creation of confusion
incomprehension · nonplussed · flummoxed · dumbfounded · stupefaction · confoundment · disorientation · muddlement
State of being unknown
- impenetrabilityResistance to penetration
- unintelligibilityCannot be understood
- inscrutabilityImpossible to understand
- abstrusenessDifficult to understand
opaqueness · complexity · density · difficulty · inaccessibility · ambiguity · vagueness · murkiness
Intense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
agitation · chagrin · displeasure · discontent · pique · disgruntlement · helplessness · defeat
unawareness
State of not knowing
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
nescience · cluelessness · benightedness · blankness · uninformed · unenlightened · inexperience · naivety · uninitiated · unacquainted
puzzlement
State of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
mystification · incomprehension · nonplussed · flummoxed · dumbfounded · stupefaction · confoundment · disorientation · muddlement · bemusement
obscurity
State of being unknown
- impenetrabilityResistance to penetration
- unintelligibilityCannot be understood
- inscrutabilityImpossible to understand
abstruseness · opaqueness · complexity · density · difficulty · inaccessibility · ambiguity · vagueness · murkiness · incomprehensibility
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
impatience · agitation · chagrin · displeasure · discontent · pique · disgruntlement · helplessness · defeat
uncomprehensioncomprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
understanding · grasp · insight · clarity · apprehension
uncomprehensionenlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
illumination · epiphany · revelation · penetration · acumen
comprehension, comprehend, comprehends, comprehended, comprehending, comprehensible, incomprehensible, comprehensive, comprehensively