INCOHERENT


Meaning of INCOHERENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkoʊhɪərənt ]

1.

If someone is incoherent , they are talking in a confused and unclear way.

The man was almost incoherent with fear...

≠ coherent

ADJ

• in‧co‧her‧ence

Beth’s incoherence told Amy that something was terribly wrong.

N-UNCOUNT

• in‧co‧her‧ent‧ly

He collapsed on the floor, mumbling incoherently.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

If you say that something such as a policy is incoherent , you are criticizing it because the different parts of it do not fit together properly.

...an incoherent set of objectives.

≠ coherent

ADJ [ disapproval ]

• in‧co‧her‧ence

...the general incoherence of government policy.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n

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