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INCOHERENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
Synonyms:
incoherence; incoherency; unintelligibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("incoherence" is a kind of...):
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incoherence"):
word salad (jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia)
Derivation:
incoherent (without logical or meaningful connection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
Synonyms:
incoherence; incoherency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("incoherence" is a kind of...):
disconnectedness; disconnection; disjunction; disjuncture (state of being disconnected)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incoherence"):
disjointedness (lacking order or coherence)
Antonym:
coherence (the state of cohering or sticking together)
Derivation:
incoherent (without logical or meaningful connection)
