defy comprehension
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Used to say that something is impossible to understand.
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- 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.