incoherency

[ in-koh-heer-uhn-see, -her- ]

noun,plural in·co·her·en·cies.

Origin of incoherency

First recorded in 1675–85; in-³ + coherency

With some incoherency, for she was less self-contained than usual, Mrs. Neligage told him what had happened.
Love in a Cloud | Arlo Bates
In every thing else, there was no incoherency; nothing in his speech or manner that any gentleman might not either say or do.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 | Various
Excuse me, my Dear Sir, if in this letter you find much incoherency.
The Dreamer | Mary Newton Stanard
This type is marked by a group of salient traits, which may be roughly described as follows: Mental incoherency is the first.
The Moral Instruction of Children | Felix Adler
Mental incoherency is the leading trait, and supplies the key for the understanding of the others.
The Moral Instruction of Children | Felix Adler

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