discoherentadj.
/ˌdɪskə(ʊ)ˈhɪərənt/, /ˌdɪskə(ʊ)ˈhɪərn̩t/, U.S. /ˌdɪskoʊˈhɪrənt/, /ˌdɪskoʊˈhɛrənt/ Somewhat rare.
Lacking coherence, disjointed; incongruous.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective]
discordablea1393
discordanta1393
discordinga1398
incongruea1398
inconvenient1398
unaccording1398
discordc1415
disagreeablea1425
inconsutilec1450
unaccordanta1470
dissonant1490
disaccordanta1513
disagreeing?1526
incongruent1531
wide1531
unconsonant1535
dissonate1548
dissenting1550
dissident?c1550
unagreeable?1550
disconformc1554
discrepant1556
absonant1564
dissentany1586
disconsorted1589
disagreed1596
discordous1597
discordious1598
incorrespondent1599
dissentious1605
untunable1605
incongruous1611
unagreeing1611
unanswerable1611
eccentric1612
unconcurrent1613
disconsonant1614
dissentaneous1623
dissorting1631
uncorrespondent1631
discorrespondent1635
incoincident1636
unconcurring1639
eccentrical1640
unatonable1645
incompliant1647
pluranimous1650
disconformeda1658
inagreeable1657
inconsonant1658
disharmonious1659
inconcinn1660
discongruous1663
unharmonious1667
discoherent1675
uncongruous1709
inharmonious1749
immutual1768
unharmonized1803
unconsentaneous1818
inaccordant1822
uncorresponding1826
unharmonizing1851
non-concurring1866
discordful1867
disharmonic1887
non-concurrent1907
1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 32 They..made the parts so incongruous, discoherent, inconsequent, nay, contradictory to one another.
1861 Illustr. Times 25 May 1/3 Little by little Russian intrigue loosened the discoherent elements of the Ottoman empire.
1905 Bull. Pharmacy Oct. 424/2 In the not distant past the pharmacists of America were as discoherent as a heap of sand.
1996 Evening Post (Wellington) (Nexis) 20 Sept. 9 His other career..has led him on a different tack through the vicissitudes of our discoherent epoch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1675