inapprehensible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ UK /ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
incapable of being grasped or understood by the mind

To the layman the equation seemed wholly inapprehensible.

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Synonyms

1 adj · incapable of being grasped... incomprehensibleungraspableunintelligible unfathomable impenetrable

Opposites

apprehensible comprehensible intelligible

Word family

Related forms apprehend apprehension comprehensible

Etymology

From in- ('not') + apprehensible, from Latin apprehensus, past participle of apprehendere ('to grasp, seize'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp, seize').

apprehendere Latin prehendere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inapprehensible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/

## Meanings
1. incapable of being grasped or understood by the mind

## Examples
- To the layman the equation seemed wholly inapprehensible.

## Synonyms
- incomprehensible
- ungraspable
- unintelligible
- unfathomable
- impenetrable

## Antonyms
- apprehensible
- comprehensible
- intelligible

## Related Forms
- apprehend
- apprehension
- comprehensible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: apprehendere
- Root: prehendere

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + apprehensible, from Latin apprehensus, past participle of apprehendere ('to grasp, seize'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp, seize').

## AI Etymology
Inapprehensible comes from in- ('not') + apprehensible, from Latin apprehensus, past participle of apprehendere ('to grasp, seize'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp, seize'). The historical trail runs through Latin apprehendere and Latin prehendere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means incapable of being grasped or understood by the mind. Related forms include apprehend, apprehension, comprehensible.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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