incoherence

noun

in·​co·​her·​ence ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s How to pronounce incoherence (audio) -ˈher- How to pronounce incoherence (audio)
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. 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 See all Example Sentences for incoherence 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of incoherence was in 1611

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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoherence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

incoherence

noun
in·​co·​her·​ence ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s How to pronounce incoherence (audio)
-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 How to pronounce incoherence (audio) -ˈher- How to pronounce incoherence (audio)
: the quality or state of being incoherent

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