INCOHERENT


Meaning of INCOHERENT in English

in ‧ co ‧ her ‧ ent AC /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt◂ $ -koʊˈhɪr-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ cohere ; noun : ↑ coherence ≠ ↑ incoherence ; adverb : ↑ coherently ≠ ↑ incoherently ; adjective : ↑ coherent ≠ ↑ incoherent ]

1 . not expressed or organized clearly, and therefore difficult to understand:

an incoherent over-long action movie

He called the policy ‘incoherent and ill thought-out’.

2 . speaking in a way that cannot be understood, because you are drunk, feeling a strong emotion etc:

Ben, drunk and incoherent, slumped in a chair.

—incoherently adverb :

She began to mutter incoherently.

—incoherence noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.