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incoherent

[ in-koh-heer-uhnt, -her- ]

adjective

  1. without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling:

    an incoherent sentence.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. characterized by such thought or language, as a person:

    incoherent with rage.

  3. not coherent or cohering:

    an incoherent mixture.

  4. lacking physical cohesion; loose:

    incoherent dust.

  5. lacking unity or harmony of elements:

    an incoherent public.

  6. lacking congruity of parts; uncoordinated.
  7. different or incompatible by nature, as things.
  8. Physics. (of a wave) having a low degree of coherence. Compare coherent ( def 4 ).


incoherent

/ ˌɪ԰əʊˈɪəəԳ /

adjective

  1. lacking in clarity or organization; disordered
  2. unable to express oneself clearly; inarticulate
  3. physics (of two or more waves) having the same frequency but not the same phase

    incoherent light

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳˈԳ, noun
  • ˌԳˈԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • c·IJԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of incoherent1

First recorded in 1620–30; in- 3 + coherent
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Everyone knew something was coming, but no one expected his plan to be so random and incoherent.

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At a 2011 event honoring former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the “Army Wives” actor was escorted off stage after delivering part of a bizarre and incoherent speech.

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Musk was especially incoherent during that appearance, but I think that's what he meant when he said, "I am become meme."

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Having to repeatedly countermand your own incoherent policies is a sign of weakness.

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Trump’s rambling, often incoherent remarks at the recent National Prayer Breakfast, a supposedly interfaith annual event in Washington, boasted his administration’s Christian nationalist commitments.

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