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Definitions for incoherent
ˌɪn koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-in·co·her·ent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. incoherentadjective

    without logical or meaningful connection

    "a turgid incoherent presentation"

  2. incoherentadjective

    (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation

  3. incoherent, tongue-tiedadjective

    unable to express yourself clearly or fluently

    "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"

GCIDE

  1. Incoherentadjective

    Exhibiting incoherent speech or thought; -- of people; as, a confused and incoherent accident victim.

  2. Incoherentadjective

    Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.

Wiktionary

  1. incoherentadjective

    Lacking coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; not logically connected.

    The same rambling, incoherent manner. uE000153575uE001 Bishop Warburton.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Incoherentadjective

    Etymology: in and coherent.

    We have instances of perception whilst we are asleep, and retain the memory of them; but how extravagant and incoherent are they, and how little conformable to the perfection of a rational being! John Locke.

    Had the strata of stone become solid, but the matter whereof they consist continued lax and incoherent, they had consequently been as pervious as those of marle or gravel. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. incoherent

    Incoherent generally refers to something that is not logically or comprehensively connected, clear or easy to understand. It is often used to describe speech or thought processes, but it can also apply to any situation where elements fail to connect or align in a comprehensible, structured, or orderly manner. It can also refer to a lack of cohesion or harmony among parts or elements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incoherentadjective

    not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances

  2. Incoherentadjective

    wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected

  3. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F. incohrent.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Incoherent

    in-kō-hēr′ent, adj. not connected: loose: incongruous.—n. Incoher′ence, want of coherence or connection: incongruity.—adv. Incoher′ently.—n. Incohē′sion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incoherent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incoherent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of incoherent in a Sentence

  1. Eric Hawkins:

    We are getting indications through my officers that the suspect was somewhat incoherent afterward, and so there's a question about his stability.

  2. Billy Madison:

    Principal Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

  3. James Madison:

    It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow.

  4. One Abuja-based diplomat:

    It's an incoherent mix of people, helicopters and random kit from all sorts of different sources, but there is an element of internal cohesion from the Nigerian army, it appears to be a desperate ploy to get some sort of tactical success up there in six weeks for the electoral boost.

  5. Craig Peters:

    This verdict makes a mockery of justice by believing an incoherent story professed by an admitted liar, and then compensating that liar with an award… while subjecting these boys to a sentence that is reserved for unredeemable, career criminals that commit premeditated killings.

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