- 1(of people) unable to express yourself clearly, often because of emotion She broke off, incoherent with anger. opposite coherent
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- 2(of sounds) not clear and hard to understand synonym unintelligible Rachel whispered something incoherent.
- 3not logical or well organized an incoherent policy opposite coherent
NAmE//ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrəns//, NAmE//ˌɪnkoʊˈhɛrəns//
noun [uncountable] Having lapsed into complete incoherence, he fell silent. adverbSee incoherent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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