defy comprehension

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Used to say that something is impossible to understand.

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Examples (10)

  • The level of violence used in the conflict defies comprehension.
  • The sheer scale of the universe simply defies comprehension.
  • His sudden change of heart completely defies comprehension.
  • For centuries, the ancient mechanism's complexity defied comprehension.
  • How anyone could be so cruel is something that truly defies comprehension.
  • Their decision to sell the profitable company defies comprehension.
  • The logic behind the new regulations simply defies comprehension.
  • The strange beauty of the deep-sea creature defied comprehension.
  • Some of the mathematical concepts presented in the lecture defy comprehension for non-experts.
  • The cruelty of the act was so extreme that it defied all human comprehension.