WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•co•her•ent /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt, -ˈhɛr-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- lacking logical connections;
disorganized:a lot of incoherent thoughts.
in•co•her•ent
(in′kō hēr′ənt, -her′-),USA pronunciation adj.
in′co•her′ent•ly, adv.
- without logical or meaningful connection;
disjointed;
rambling:an incoherent sentence. - characterized by such thought or language, as a person:incoherent with rage.
- not coherent or cohering:an incoherent mixture.
- lacking physical cohesion;
loose:incoherent dust. - lacking unity or harmony of elements:an incoherent public.
- lacking congruity of parts;
uncoordinated. - different or incompatible by nature, as things.
- Physics(of a wave) having a low degree of coherence. Cf. coherent (def. 4).
- in-3 + coherent 1620–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confused, irrational, muddled.