incoherence
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7.3
- noun
- /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪərəns/
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incoherencia
- Her writing often suffers from incoherence, as her ideas seem jumbled and unconnected.
- temporal incoherence
- coherence vs. incoherence
They hide from themselves the incoherence of what they're they're doing in that way.
- They hide from themselves the incoherence of what they're they're doing in that way.
- There's kind of an internal incoherence to moral vadnais.
Examples
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In this arc of crisis, incoherence has marked U.S. policy since 2003.
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Under the circumstances, it is hardly surprising that critics complain about incoherence.
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In this regard, social incoherence and individual incoherence feed on each other.
Academic text (1993) -
In this regard, social incoherence and individual incoherence feed on each other.
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As society becomes more complex, many media outlets will fall prey to incoherence in information management.
Blog text (19) -
"To do otherwise would be a recipe for incoherence and muddle."
Academic text (1994) -
Perhaps the most dramatic case of implementation failure leading to disastrous incoherence is that of Angola.
Academic text (1995) -
American criticism of European incoherence in foreign and defense policy is better justified, notably in the Bosnian tragedy.
Academic text (1998) -
Yet the 2013 coalition fell victim to a combination of ideological incoherence and distrust, squandering the opportunity to promote significant change.
Academic text (2017) -
The institutional incoherence of Russian policy invariably precludes synchronization between strategic ends and means, as in Chechnya.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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1.8
A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do
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6.0
A state of confusion that makes it hard to think clearly
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7.2
Speech or writing that does not make sense
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5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
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6.1
Lack of clear or exact meaning that makes things hard to understand
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9.9
Confusing speech or writing that makes no sense
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9.9
A state where something is very hard to understand
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9.9
A quality that you cannot understand or know the reasons for
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7.5
A lack of clear, organized speech or writing that makes it hard to follow
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7.7
Lack of clear connection or order that makes something hard to follow
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9.9
Something that is very hard to understand
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9.9
A difficulty understanding handwriting, signs, or codes
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6.7
Unclear or hidden information that is hard to understand
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8.6
A wrong idea or reason that is not logical
Information or speech that is hard to understand and causes confusion
A situation when something is hard to understand
Lack of focus in speech or writing that makes ideas hard to follow
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
A feeling of not thinking or acting clearly
A state of being unclear and hard to understand
A way of thinking that does not follow clear reasons
A quality of an idea or argument that has no clear, sensible reasons
A fault in thinking where ideas do not follow
Antonyms
How Coherent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word incoherence comes from the parts in- 'not' and cohere 'to stick together', like pieces that fail to join. So incoherence describes ideas or speech that do not 'stick together' and are unclear or hard to follow.