incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s 
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-ˈher-
1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
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The plot, too, is threadbare to the point of incoherence, with a slew of overqualified performers — including Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville — left to fill in the gaps as fairies, man-crows, and anthropomorphized mushroom caps.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The core Trump economic theme which shares so much DNA with old-school liberalism is buried underneath a noxious layer of hatred, lawlessness, violence, lying, and incoherence.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
And if his first term is any indication, Trump’s erratic management is likely to produce a ballooning national debt and policy incoherence, not a lean and coordinated government.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Their incoherence not only reduced the efficacy of their policies but eroded public trust and confidence, as officials seemingly contradicted themselves or shifted the goalposts.
—Baruch Fischhoff, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The core Trump economic theme which shares so much DNA with old-school liberalism is buried underneath a noxious layer of hatred, lawlessness, violence, lying, and incoherence.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
And if his first term is any indication, Trump’s erratic management is likely to produce a ballooning national debt and policy incoherence, not a lean and coordinated government.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Their incoherence not only reduced the efficacy of their policies but eroded public trust and confidence, as officials seemingly contradicted themselves or shifted the goalposts.
—Baruch Fischhoff, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoherence. Accessed 2 Apr. 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
Medical Definition
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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