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discomprehended

discomprehended is the simple past and past participle of discomprehend.

Meaning of discomprehend

Verb

discomprehend (third-person singular simple present discomprehends, present participle discomprehending, simple past and past participle discomprehended)

  1. (rare) To not comprehend.
    • Wait. &. Rings: dinglingadinglingding—. Pause. A, girlface; peeps: ½opens; discomprehends, very suspic (quite à la can you imagine speakeasy) iously receives fuzzscribbling (quickshuts-vanishes).1933, E. E. Cummings, EIMI, New York, N.Y.: William Sloane Associates, published [1949], →OCLC, page 408

Questions about discomprehended

What is discomprehended the simple past and past participle of?
Discomprehended is the simple past and past participle of discomprehend.

Words near discomprehended in the dictionary

  1. discomposingly
  2. discomposition
  3. discomposure
  4. discomposures
  5. discomprehend
  6. discomprehended
  7. discomprehending
  8. discomprehends
  9. discompt
  10. discompted
  11. discompting

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