Antonyms of noun comprehension

1 of 2 senses of comprehension

Sense 1
comprehension -- (an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature")
       Antonym of incomprehension (Sense 1)
      => incomprehension -- (an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun comprehension

2 senses of comprehension

Sense 1
comprehension -- (an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature")
       => understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy -- (the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect")

Sense 2
inclusion, comprehension -- (the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work")
       => involvement -- (a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen")

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