We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered.
beyond (someone’s) comprehension (=impossible for someone to understand):
Such acts of cruelty are beyond the comprehension of most people.
Synonyms and related words
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand
intelligence
intuition
intellect
2
countable/uncountable educationan exercise that tests how well students understand a language, or that helps them to improve their understanding of it, in which they read a piece of writing or listen to someone speaking, and then answer questions
a listening/reading comprehension
Synonyms and related words
School and university examinations and tests
the ACT
A level
AS level
comprehension
noun
US /ˌkɑmprəˈhenʃ(ə)n/
Word Forms
singular
comprehension
plural
comprehensions
DEFINITIONS2
1
uncountable the ability to understand something
The studentsstared at me without comprehension.
We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered.
beyond (someone’s) comprehension (=impossible for someone to understand):
Such acts of cruelty are beyond the comprehension of most people.
Synonyms and related words
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand
intelligence
intuition
intellect
2
countable/uncountable educationan exercise that tests how well students understand a language, or that helps them to improve their understanding of it, in which they read a piece of writing or listen to someone speaking, and then answer questions