incomprehensible

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/ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbl/ · in-com-pre-hen-si-ble

Not able to be understood; impossible to comprehend.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not able to be understood; impossible to comprehend.

ایسی چیز جو سمجھنے کے قابل نہ ہو; سمجھنے میں نا قابل.

ناقابلِ فہم

naqābil-e fahm

Synonyms

unintelligibleinscrutableobscureناقابلِ فہمغیر فہمیپرفتن

Antonyms

comprehensibleclearintelligibleسمجھ آنے والاصاففہمی

Common Collocations

  • incomprehensible language
  • incomprehensible behavior
  • incomprehensible theory

Example Sentences

The lecture was filled with incomprehensible jargon that left students confused.

لیکچر میں ناقابلِ فہم اصطلاحات بھری ہوئی تھیں جس نے طلباء کو الجھا دیا.

Lecture mein naqābil-e fahm istilāhāt bhari hui thi jiss ne talba ko uljha diya.

Her explanation was so detailed that it became incomprehensible.

اس کی وضاحت اس قدر تفصیلی تھی کہ ناقابلِ فہم بن گئی.

Us ki wazāhat is qadar tafsili thi keh naqābil-e fahm ban gayi.

The novel was praised for its style but criticized for being incomprehensible.

ناول کو اس کے طرز تحریر کے لیے سراہا گیا لیکن ناقابلِ فہم ہونے پر تنقید کی گئی.

Novel ko is ke tarz-e tahreer ke liye sarāhā gaya lekin naqābil-e fahm hone par tanqīd ki gayi.

Easily Confused With

incomprehensible vs. incomprehension:Incomprehensible refers to something that cannot be understood, whereas incomprehension refers to the state of not understanding.

Word Family

incomprehension
nounناقابلِ فہم
comprehend
verbسمجھنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

In-comprehensible: In(inside) + comprehensible(understandable) means inside it cannot be understood.

Imagine a book written in a foreign language that seems incomprehensible.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

تجھ سے مل کر بھی یہ جان نہ پایا، ہو تو نا قابلِ فہم کیسا میرا سوال ہے۔

Tujh se mil kar bhi yeh jaan na pāyā, Ho to nāqabil-e fahm kaisa mera sawal hai.

Even after meeting you, I couldn't know; how incomprehensible is my question.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

سمجھ کی باتیں سب کو سمجھ آتی ہیں۔

Samajh ki baatein sab ko samajh aati hain.

Matters of understanding are clear to everyone.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "incomprehensibilis" — not able to be understood

First known use: 17th century

The word 'incomprehensible' developed from Latin into English, retaining its original meaning.