incoherence
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Definition of incoherence
1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
Examples of incoherence in a Sentence
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But for the most part, his belligerence and incoherence was treated as a point of fact, rather than an unprecedented horror show. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "This debate is taking place on Earth 2.," 27 June 2019 Surely such incoherence is part of what has led voters to reject them. — William Easterly, WSJ, "āThe Levellingā Review: Masters Versus the Masses," 17 June 2019 Mathematical logic was developed with the hope of placing mathematics on firm foundations ā as an axiomatic system, free of contradiction, that could keep reasoning from slipping into incoherence. — Quanta Magazine, "Why the Proof of Fermatās Last Theorem Doesnāt Need to Be Enhanced," 3 June 2019 The resulting transcripts of their conversations, usually beginning in medias res, are masterpieces of comic incoherence and pop up now and again throughout the novel. — Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, "āTranscriptionā Review: Heard During Wartime," 20 Sep. 2018 But a combination of incoherence and stubbornness seems to have paralyzed the administration on this topic. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Is Trump Actually Going to Do Anything About Family Separation?," 20 June 2018 But thereās quite a lot of strategic incoherence on display, even in Parnerosās brief reign. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Is Barnes & Noble Too Big to Fail?," 6 July 2018 In a world that often fails to recognize true values, those of us who seek to evangelize the culture run the risk of drowning in incoherence or submitting to the temptations of worldly idols. — Nr Interview, National Review, "Capturing a Spiritual Fatherās Freedom and Wisdom," 12 Jan. 2018 The seeming incoherence between those consecutive clauses was followed by other bewildering statements in the letter, which was apparently dictated word-for-word by Trump to an aide. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trumpās canceled North Korea summit sums up his chaotic foreign policy," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incoherence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for incoherence
incoherence
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Kids Definition of incoherence
: the quality or state of not being connected in a clear or logical way
incoherence
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Medical Definition of incoherence
: the quality or state of being incoherent