incoherence
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being incoherent.
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something incoherent; an incoherent statement, article, speech, etc.
Etymology
Origin of incoherence
Example Sentences
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It revealed the incoherence of Compass’s entire theory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
I won’t spoil all the humorous details, but the intermittent amusement can’t conceal the fundamental incoherence of O’Hara’s project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025
Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell argued that this architectural incoherence stems, in fact, from the modern homebuyer’s saturation in Zillow and Redfin.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025
His speech ping-ponged between self-pity and incoherence, delivered in that odd sing-song quiet voice he uses when his aides tell him to act "serious."
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024
It seemed that no matter what Antain did, the Elders erupted into purple-faced rage and sputtering incoherence.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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