incoherent
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
:
incoherente
- The speaker's argument was completely incoherent, making it difficult for the audience to understand his main point.
- rendered incoherent
- incoherent policies
- incoherent view
So the term is kind of an incoherent one by design.
- So the term is kind of an incoherent one by design.
- Democritus takes positions but you know his positions are incoherent or inconsistent.
- Iraq today is just a, you know, incoherent battle between Shia and Sunni death squads.
- And say it's an incoherent, violent war between Shia and Sunni death squads.
- Another feature of of schizophrenia would be hallucinations being incoherent.
- He's going to claim that Zeno is a bit incoherent.
- Look, my it's the reason why it's so hard to define woke is that it's an incoherent concept.
- So if the many worlds theories really are incoherent, then we're facing a real principle under determination.
- But yeah, I mean, when they say like UCLA system was built on colonialism, like that is fantastically incoherent.
- Well, you know, this is so stupid, I'm afraid, because what we think of as rights is incoherent unless it's within the context of duties.
- It sounds incoherent, but that's only if you haven't yet read Carol and Jordan's book, which makes it seem much more coherent.
- But there are many many more nearby so and they are incoherent.
- And if that's what you think, then having a good relationship is kind of incoherent.
- You just got to find the right balance of being waved and being what's a coherent ball or incoherent.
- And then, you know, there's, there's so much at stake that it it has an effect on the product and it can become incoherent.
Examples
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The proof is that both common people and intellectuals find your work completely incoherent.
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The dissident Havel tended to present a mixed and perhaps genuinely incoherent view of human existence.
Academic text (1997) -
There are several reasons for this incoherent view of arts education.
Academic text (2001) -
And even when it is visible, it is also incoherent and confusing.
Academic text (2008) -
I find, as a result, the traditional Christian idea of God to be incoherent and unintelligible.
Academic text (1998) -
The movie is incoherent.
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From inside came a babble of Spanish, an incoherent background for my scrambled thoughts.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her story was rambling and incoherent, but Bobby was quick; he got the gist of it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Confusion caused by the government's incoherent policy on clean air and diesels, budget measures and uncertainty caused by Brexit.
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The text of the decision is incoherent, illogical, and peppered with contradictions.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
276
3.2
Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure
207
3.9
Not easy to understand or know for sure
46
8.8
Difficult or impossible to understand
43
4.8
Does not make sense or follow clear reasons
39
5.5
Not making sense or having any meaning
33
5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
31
8.6
Very complicated and hard to follow, often not needed
10
6.0
Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around
8
8.8
Too hard to read or understand
7
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
Difficult to understand
Antonyms
How Coherent
Surface Forms
Morphology
incoherent = coherent (transparent) = in + coher + ent
For learners who know 'coherent', adding negative 'in-' gives the straightforward meaning 'not coherent'.
Etymology
Incoherent comes from the parts in- 'not' and cohere 'to stick together', so an incoherent idea is one where the parts do not 'stick' and the meaning is hard to follow.