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incoherent

[in-koh-heer-uhnt, -her-] / ˌɪn koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr- /


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And these worlds aren’t even real, just ones and zeros merged to form a network of communication that sometimes feels like incoherent gibberish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The regulatory architecture is vast, fragmented and largely incoherent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Even light that has become partially incoherent can still perform useful work, just less effectively than fully coherent light.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

He was discovered by his best friend collapsed on the floor, awake but incoherent.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Someone was wailing and crying, but it wasn’t Lyra; someone else a long way off was shouting, a woman’s voice, incoherent with rage and helplessness.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman