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discomprehends

discomprehends is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 discomprehends

What is discomprehends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Discomprehends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of discomprehend.

Words near discomprehends in the dictionary

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

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