adjective
incoherent
adjective
1
Not making sense; lacking logical connection or clarity.
"His explanation was incoherent after the accident."
"The essay felt incoherent, jumping between unrelated points."
How to Use Incoherent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishConfusing or garbled — doesn't hold together logically.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
incoherent rambling
incoherent argument
completely incoherent
Word Forms
more incoherent comparative, Incoherents plural, most incoherent superlative
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Etymology
From in- ("not") + coherent, ultimately from Latin cohaerere, "to stick together."