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incomprehensible

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /


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The signals between you and the other players can be incomprehensible to those of us listening.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Uefa said the decision had "crossed a red line", labelling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable", while the Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa's ethics committee.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Uefa, Europe's football governing body, said the decision not to uphold Balogun's ban had "crossed a red line", branding it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The overabundance of virtually incomprehensible gibberish in most law reviews seems to serve no purpose except to perpetuate more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

I loved hearing Welsh people talk, even if half of what they said was incomprehensible to me.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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