Incoherent

/ˌɪn.kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Expressing oneself in an incomprehensible or confused manner.

After the accident, his speech was incoherent and difficult to understand.

Not logically connected; disconnected.

The report was filled with incoherent thoughts and lacked a clear argument.

Incapable of being expressed in a clear or orderly manner.

Her incoherent ramblings made it hard to follow her train of thought.

From Latin 'incohaerentem', meaning 'not coherent'.

incoherent rambling

Speech that is disorganized and hard to follow.

incoherent thoughts

Mental processes that are confused or unclear.

incoherent writing

Text that lacks logical flow and clarity.

coherent

Logically connected and consistent.

cohesive

Characterized by elements that are connected in a unified manner.

lucid

Clear and easy to understand.

Jumbled or messed up.

His explanation was so jumbled, it was completely incoherent.

All over the place.

She was all over the place in her thoughts, making her speech incoherent.