incoherence

[in-koh-heer-uhns, -her-]

noun

1. the quality or state of being incoherent.

2. something incoherent; an incoherent statement, article, speech, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incoherence¹

First recorded in 1605–15; in- ³ + coherence

Example Sentences

The normally left-of-center New Republic penned an editorial blasting fellow liberals at the editorial page of the New York Times for demonstrating “intellectual incoherence” in their views on the war in Iraq.

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Beyond the incoherence of destroying an item that was already paid for, demonstrations like these had little impact on the brands themselves.

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But the judgement said that "there was in our view a fundamental incoherence in Sir Jonathan's terms of reference".

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An unnamed Democrat who witnessed candidate Biden being prepped for a taping prior to the 2020 convention in Milwaukee was startled by his incoherence, commenting that it “was like watching Grandpa who shouldn’t be driving.”

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A more contemporary judgment is that of economist Justin Wolfers of the University of Michigan, who on Tuesday put his finger on the fundamental incoherence of Trump’s policy:

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