incoherency
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of incoherency
First recorded in 1675–85; in- 3 + coherency ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“His main dilemma was the incoherency in his writing, and lack of a recognizable argument,” Professor Ronell said in a January 2018 interview submitted to the Title IX office.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2018
In the incoherency of our citizenship, we don’t matter to here, and as Rodney King said, “We are stuck here for a while.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2014
Sneaky statistical manipulation often bubbles up into conceptual incoherency, as it did in Pielke’s article and now in Silver’s defense of it.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2014
At a workers' meeting he lapsed into incoherency.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I do have some trouble with incoherency when I’m around him,” I admitted.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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