incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s 
-ˈher-
-ˈher-
1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
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The international community greeted their ascent with optimism, in the hope that these figures will drag the government out of the corruption, institutional incoherence, and alienation in which it has been mired since 2003.
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Toby Dodge, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2018
And Pantera has less exposition than most heist flicks, which gives it an extra frisson of pleasant incoherence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Getty herself died at eighty-four, after a long slide into incoherence.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
And on the home front, Biden and his advisers will have to free themselves of the crippling fear of running afoul of angry Cuban American exiles, a political calculus that leads invariably to policy incoherence and diplomatic frustration.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2021
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Toby Dodge, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2018
And Pantera has less exposition than most heist flicks, which gives it an extra frisson of pleasant incoherence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Getty herself died at eighty-four, after a long slide into incoherence.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
And on the home front, Biden and his advisers will have to free themselves of the crippling fear of running afoul of angry Cuban American exiles, a political calculus that leads invariably to policy incoherence and diplomatic frustration.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2021
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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoherence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s
-ˈher-
1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
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incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s
-ˈher-
-ˈher-
: the quality or state of being incoherent
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