incoherent
/,inkou'hiərənt/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unable to express oneself clearly or logically: Used to describe speech, writing, or thought that is unclear, disjointed, and difficult to follow.
- Lacking a logical or meaningful connection: Describing ideas, arguments, or narratives that are jumbled, inconsistent, or not properly linked.
- (Physics) Of waves: Having no stable, definite, or consistent phase relationship.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- After the accident, he was shocked and gave an incoherent statement to the police.
- The essay was marked down for its incoherent structure and lack of a clear thesis.
- The patient's fever made her incoherent; her words made no sense.
- In physics, incoherent light sources, like a light bulb, emit waves with random phase differences.
Advanced Usage
- "Incoherent with [emotion]": So overwhelmed by a strong emotion (e.g., grief, rage, joy) that one cannot speak or think clearly.
- She was incoherent with rage after hearing the news.
- "Render someone incoherent": To cause someone to become unable to speak or think clearly.
- The sheer complexity of the problem rendered him incoherent.
Variants and Related Words
- Incoherence (noun): The state or quality of being incoherent.
- The incoherence of his argument weakened his position.
- Incoherently (adverb): In an incoherent manner.
- He mumbled incoherently before falling asleep.
Synonyms
- Disjointed: Lacking a coherent sequence or connection.
- Rambling: Lengthy and confused in speech or writing.
- Inarticulate: Unable to express ideas clearly.
- Illogical: Lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- Jumbled: Mixed up in a confused manner.
Antonyms
- Coherent: Logical, consistent, and clear.
- Lucid: Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
- Articulate: Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "To babble incoherently": To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
- Under the influence of the anesthetic, he babbled incoherently.
- "An incoherent mess": A situation, piece of work, or collection of things that is utterly confused and disordered.
- Without proper planning, the project quickly became an incoherent mess.
Adjective
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unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
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felt tongue-tied with embarrassment
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incoherent with grief
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(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
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without logical or meaningful connection
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a turgid incoherent presentation
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