Incoherence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkoʊhˈɪɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkəʊhˈiəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkəʊhˈiəɹəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkoʊhˈɪɹəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unintelligibility incoherency

Antonyms

coherence

Word Forms

incoherent	adjective	without logical or meaningful connection
unintelligible	adjective	not clearly understood or expressed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zusammenhanglosigkeit

Mangel an Zusammenhalt, Klarheit oder Organisation

🇫🇷French

incohérence

manque de cohésion, de clarté ou d'organisation

🇪🇸Spanish

incoherencia

falta de cohesión o claridad u organización

🇮🇹Italian

incoerenza

mancanza di coesione, chiarezza o organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

incoherentie

gebrek aan samenhang, duidelijkheid of organisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

incoerência

falta de coesão, clareza ou organização

🇷🇺Russian

бессвязность

отсутствие сплоченности, ясности или организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेतरतीबी

सामंजस्य या स्पष्टता या संगठन की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতি

সংহতি বা স্পষ্টতা বা সংগঠনের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமின்மை

ஒற்றுமை அல்லது தெளிவு அல்லது அமைப்பு இல்லாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధం

సమన్వయం లేదా స్పష్టత లేదా సంస్థ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगतता

एकसंधता किंवा स्पष्टता किंवा संघटनेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગતતા

સુસંગતતા અથવા સ્પષ્ટતા અથવા સંગઠનનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಗತತೆ

ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തക്കേട്

യോജിപ്പിൻ്റെയോ വ്യക്തതയുടെയോ സംഘടനയുടെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਗਤਤਾ

ਏਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਪਸ਼ਟਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم مطابقت

ہم آہنگی یا وضاحت یا تنظیم کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不连贯

缺乏凝聚力、清晰度或组织

🇯🇵Japanese

一貫性のない

結束力、明晰さ、組織性の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

불일치

응집력이나 명확성 또는 조직성이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không mạch lạc

thiếu sự gắn kết hoặc rõ ràng hoặc tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน

ขาดความสามัคคีหรือความชัดเจนหรือการจัดระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaklogisan

kurangnya kohesi atau kejelasan atau organisasi

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakselarasan

kekurangan perpaduan atau kejelasan atau organisasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنافر

عدم التماسك أو الوضوح أو التنظيم

🇮🇷Persian

عدم انسجام

عدم انسجام یا وضوح یا سازماندهی

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsızlık

uyum veya netlik veya organizasyon eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר קוהרנטיות

חוסר לכידות או בהירות או ארגון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'incoherence'?

The primary meaning of 'incoherence' is 'lack of cohesion or clarity or organization'.

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Using 'incoherence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'incoherence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'incoherence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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