Incoherent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without logical or meaningful connection

(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkoʊhˈɪɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkəʊhˈiəɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkəʊhˈiəɹənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkoʊhˈɪɹənt/.

Examples

a turgid incoherent presentation
felt tongue-tied with embarrassment
incoherent with grief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tongue-tied

Antonyms

coherent

Parts of Speech

adjective	without logical or meaningful connection “a turgid incoherent presentation”
adjective	(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
adjective	unable to express yourself clearly or fluently “felt tongue-tied with embarrassment”

Word Forms

incoherency	noun	lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
incoherence	noun	lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

inkohärent

ohne logischen oder sinnvollen Zusammenhang

🇫🇷French

incohérent

sans lien logique ou significatif

🇪🇸Spanish

incoherente

sin conexión lógica o significativa

🇮🇹Italian

incoerente

senza nesso logico o significativo

🇳🇱Dutch

onsamenhangend

zonder logisch of betekenisvol verband

🇵🇹Portuguese

incoerente

sem conexão lógica ou significativa

🇷🇺Russian

бессвязный

без логической и значимой связи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेतुका

बिना किसी तार्किक या सार्थक संबंध के

🇧🇩Bengali

অসংলগ্ন

যৌক্তিক বা অর্থপূর্ণ সংযোগ ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமற்ற

தர்க்கரீதியான அல்லது அர்த்தமுள்ள இணைப்பு இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధమైన

తార్కిక లేదా అర్ధవంతమైన కనెక్షన్ లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगत

तार्किक किंवा अर्थपूर्ण कनेक्शनशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગત

તાર્કિક અથવા અર્થપૂર્ણ જોડાણ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಗತ

ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಂಪರ್ಕವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്ത

ലോജിക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അർത്ഥവത്തായ കണക്ഷൻ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਗਤ

ਲਾਜ਼ੀਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਅਰਥਪੂਰਨ ਕਨੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

منطقی یا معنی خیز کنکشن کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不连贯的

没有逻辑或有意义的联系

🇯🇵Japanese

支離滅裂な

論理的または意味のある接続なし

🇰🇷Korean

일관되지 않은

논리적이거나 의미있는 연결 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không mạch lạc

không có kết nối hợp lý hoặc có ý nghĩa

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ต่อเนื่องกัน

โดยไม่มีการเชื่อมโยงเชิงตรรกะหรือมีความหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kacau

tanpa hubungan yang logis atau bermakna

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi magkakaugnay

walang lohikal o makabuluhang koneksyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak koheren

tanpa sambungan logik atau bermakna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متماسك

دون أي صلة منطقية أو ذات معنى

🇮🇷Persian

نامنسجم

بدون ارتباط منطقی یا معنادار

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsız

mantıksal veya anlamlı bir bağlantı olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבוּלבָּל

ללא קשר הגיוני או משמעותי

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