| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| allegorize |
to perceive or understand in an abstract or symbolic sense. [1/3 definitions] |
| analysis |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole. [1/4 definitions] |
| aphasia |
partial or total loss of the ability to use or to understand spoken or written language, usu. as a result of damage to the brain. |
| appreciate |
to understand and be very conscious of. [1/4 definitions] |
| apprehend |
to understand the meaning of, esp. immediately and without conscious thought processing. [2/4 definitions] |
| a tough nut to crack |
a person who is hard to understand, know well, or convince. [1/2 definitions] |
| blind |
unwilling or unable to recognize or understand. [1/12 definitions] |
| blunt |
slow to understand; dull of perception; insensitive. [1/5 definitions] |
| cast pearls before swine |
to offer or provide something of value to persons who cannot understand or appreciate it. |
| catch |
to understand or comprehend. [1/18 definitions] |
| categorize |
to describe or understand by assigning to a category. [1/2 definitions] |
| come to grips with |
to understand the reality of; face openly. [1/2 definitions] |
| complex |
difficult to analyze or understand because of being complicated. [1/5 definitions] |
| complicated |
hard to understand; difficult to deal with. [1/2 definitions] |
| comprehend |
to understand or grasp the meaning of. [1/3 definitions] |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
| deep |
obscure, hard to understand, or profound. [1/13 definitions] |
| dense |
difficult to understand because of complexity or volume of detail. [1/4 definitions] |
| difficult |
hard to accomplish or understand. [1/3 definitions] |
| dim |
not able to see or understand clearly. [1/9 definitions] |