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[ in-koh-heer-uhns, -her- ] / ˌɪn koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incoherence ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality or state of being incoherent. something incoherent; an incoherent statement, article, speech, etc. Origin of incoherenceFirst recorded in 1605–15; in-3 + coherence Words nearby incoherenceincogitable, incogitant, incognita, incognito, incognizant, incoherence, incoherency, incoherent, in cold blood, in cold storage, incombustible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incoherenceHowever, beyond the incoherence of the Malaysian handling of this emergency, are other concerns. Flight 370 Is Just the Start: Why Asia Isn't Getting Air Safety Right|Clive Irving|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are other passages of this sort, many others, but the most jarring aspect of the judgment is its incoherence. Carnal Injustice: India’s Outrageous Court Ruling Against Gays|Tunku Varadarajan|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST So does Meditations in Green, but its incoherence feels purposeful, mimetic. American Dreams, 1983: Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright|Nathaniel Rich|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST So in the context of the campaign, it's unfair to single Obama out for incoherence. Obama’s Incoherent Stance on Gay Marriage|Jesse Singal|May 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like everyone, I am struck by his pattern of presenting inconsistent positions with no apparent recognition of their incoherence. Mitt Romney’s No More Of a Mystery Than Barack Obama|Lee Siegel|February 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST He had simply babbled on uttering empty phrases, letting slip a few enigmatic words and again reverting to incoherence. Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky The necessity of utilizing pre-existing fragments explains some of the incoherence of this incomprehensible piece. Musical Memories|Camille Saint-Sans She swung round in a sweep of richly tinted hair, words jetting from her in a gush of incoherence. The Tree of Life|Catherine Lucille Moore It contains another anacoluthon (or incoherence of language), due to the surge of feeling remarked in ver. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay Scarcely a day passed without a lapse into incoherence or violence. William Pitt and the Great War|John Holland Rose
Words related to incoherenceincongruity, nonsense, unintelligibility, rambling |