mutually incomprehensible

Frequency: 5.54.9 per million words

Used when two or more things (e.g., languages, dialects, people) cannot understand each other.

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Examples (10)

  • The language has widely differing and often mutually incomprehensible regional dialects.
  • Despite their efforts, their scientific theories remained mutually incomprehensible to each other.
  • The two philosophical schools developed mutually incomprehensible terminologies.
  • Without a common ground, their arguments became mutually incomprehensible.
  • The technical jargon used by the engineers was mutually incomprehensible to the marketing team.
  • Their cultural differences sometimes made their communication mutually incomprehensible.
  • He felt their perspectives were mutually incomprehensible, leading to constant misunderstandings.
  • The two ancient texts were so cryptic they were mutually incomprehensible without extensive commentary.
  • Their specialized fields had evolved to the point where their research papers were mutually incomprehensible.
  • The legal documents, filled with complex clauses, were practically mutually incomprehensible to the average citizen.