uncomprehending

1. 1.

   lacking understanding

   “tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband”

   Similarundiscerning

Questions about uncomprehending

What does uncomprehending mean?

uncomprehending means "lacking understanding".

How many syllables are in uncomprehending?

uncomprehending has 5 syllables and divides as un-com-pre-hen-ding under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is uncomprehending a common word?

uncomprehending is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.