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incoherent

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in·co·her·ent  (nk-hîrnt)
adj.
1. Lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; not coherent: incoherent fragments of a story.
2. Unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner: incoherent with grief.

inco·herent·ly adv.
inco·herent·ness n.

incoherent
Adjective
1. unable to express oneself clearly
2. not logically connected or ordered: an incoherent argument
incoherence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation
irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
coherent, consistent, logical, ordered - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
2.incoherent - (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
coherent - (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
3.incoherentincoherent - unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

incoherent
Translations
Spanish incoherent [ɪnkəuˈhɪərənt] adjincoherente
French incoherent [ɪnkəuˈhɪərənt] adjincohérent(e)
German incoherent [ɪnkəuˈhɪərənt] adjzusammenhanglos;
(speech) → wirr;
(person) → sich unklar or undeutlich ausdrückend

Italian incoherent [ɪnkəuˈhɪərənt] adjincoerente

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Pierre clutched his temples, and turning round went into the forest, trampling through the deep snow, and muttering incoherent words:
In former days--almost from childhood, and increasingly up to full manhood--when he had tried to do anything that would be good for all, for humanity, for Russia, for the whole village, he had noticed that the idea of it had been pleasant, but the work itself had always been incoherent, that then he had never had a full conviction of its absolute necessity, and that the work that had begun by seeming so great, had grown less and less, till it vanished into nothing.
--breaking moreover into a happy laugh which, immediately after, as if it were a vocal accompaniment, he prolonged into incoherent, extravagant song.
 
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