Incoherence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪəɹəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Incoherence is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being incoherent.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being incoherent.
More Meanings
- (countable) Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.
- (psychiatry) Thinking or speech that is so disorganized that it is essentially inapprehensible to others.
Example Sentences
This was strangely heightened at times by the ragged Elijah’s diabolical incoherences uninvitedly recurring to me, with a subtle energy I could not have before conceived of.
[…] Incoherences in Matter and Suppositions, without Proofs put handsomly together in good Words and a plausible Stile, are apt to pass for strong Reason and good Sense, till they come to be look’d into with Attention.
Word Forms
- incoherences
Synonyms for incoherence
Depending on context, synonyms include unintelligibility, incoherency.
Antonyms for incoherence
Common opposites include coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness, coherency.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incoherency, unintelligibility, inconsistency, inconsistent, discrepancy, mismatch.
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