incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s 
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1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
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Jokes about his age and occasional incoherence are common on Weekend Update; not so much jokes about his administration’s patronizing treatment of the Arab American community.
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
Who, outside of a film festival, is going to be eager to cut through its thicket of incoherence?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2024
Modern society is a complete mess, Ensor warns, an urban deluge of surging incoherence.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Confusion at the incoherence of a policy that denounces antisemitism one day and protects Hamas the next.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 May 2024
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
Who, outside of a film festival, is going to be eager to cut through its thicket of incoherence?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2024
Modern society is a complete mess, Ensor warns, an urban deluge of surging incoherence.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Confusion at the incoherence of a policy that denounces antisemitism one day and protects Hamas the next.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 May 2024
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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoherence. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s
-ˈher-
1
: the quality or state of being incoherent
2
: something that is incoherent
Medical Definition
incoherence
noun
in·co·her·ence
ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s
-ˈher-
-ˈher-
: the quality or state of being incoherent
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