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in·co·her·ent

(ĭn′kō-hîr′ənt)
adj.
1. Lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; not coherent: incoherent fragments of a story.
2. Unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner: incoherent with grief.

in′co·her′ent·ly adv.
in′co·her′ent·ness n.
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incoherent

(ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt)
adj
1. lacking in clarity or organization; disordered
2. unable to express oneself clearly; inarticulate
3. (General Physics) physics (of two or more waves) having the same frequency but not the same phase: incoherent light.
ˌincoˈherence, ˌincoˈherency, ˌincoˈherentness n
ˌincoˈherently adv
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in•co•her•ent

(ˌɪn koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-)

adj.
1. lacking logical connection: incoherent thoughts.
2. inarticulate: incoherent with rage.
3. loose; disjointed.
[1620–30]
in`co•her′ent•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation
irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
coherent, consistent, logical, ordered - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
2. incoherent - (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
coherent - (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
3. [画像:incoherent - unable to express yourself clearly or fluently]incoherent - unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"
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incoherent

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Translations
مُتَفَكِّك، غير مُتَماسِك
bez sebe
usammenhængende
ruglinslegur, samhengislaus
be sąryšionerišliainerišlumaspadrikumas
nesakarīgs
abuk sabukne söylediği anlaşılmaz

incoherent

[ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt] ADJ [person, words, letter] → incoherente ; [argument] → falto de coherencia, incoherente ; [conversation] → sin sentido, incoherente
to become incoherentvolverse incoherente
he was incoherent with rageestaba tan furioso que casi no podía hablar, balbuceaba de rabia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

incoherent

[ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt] adj
[person] → incohérent(e)
[policy, organization] → incohérent(e)
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incoherent

adj style, argument, speechzusammenhanglos, unzusammenhängend, inkohärent (geh); personsich unklar or undeutlich ausdrückend ; drunk etcschwer verständlich ; he was incoherent with rageseine wütenden Worte waren kaum zu verstehen ; the patient is still incoherentder Kranke ist noch nicht ansprechbar ; an incoherent set of objectivesin sich widersprüchliche Ziele pl
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incoherent

[ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərnt] adj (person) → incoerente
he was incoherent with rage → non connetteva per la rabbia
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incoherent

(inkouˈhiərənt) adjective
talking, writing etc in a way which is not easy to follow. He was quite incoherent with rage. onsamehangend مُتَفَكِّك، غير مُتَماسِك несвързан incoerente bez sebe zusammenhangslos usammenhængende ασυνάρτητος incoherente segane, seosetu نامنسجم؛ گسسته sekava incohérent חֲסַר רִציפוּת הֶגיוֹנִית असंबद्ध nepovezan összefüggéstelen, zavaros sulit dipahami ruglinslegur, samhengislaus incoerente 一貫しない 앞뒤가 맞지 않는 (kalbantis) be sąryšio, padrikai nesakarīgs tidak keruan onsamenhangend usammenhengende, uklar chaotyczny بی معنی incoerente incoerent бессвязный nesúvislý, bez seba nepovezan nepovezan osammanhängande ซึ่งไม่ต่อเนื่อง ne söylediği anlaşılmaz, abuk sabuk 不連貫的, 語無倫次的 незв'язний; непослідовний کج مج زبان không mạch lạc 无条理的,语无伦次的
ˌincoˈherently adverb
onsamehangend بِصورَة متفَكِّكَه несвързано incoerentemente nesouvisle zusammenhangslos usammenhængende ασυνάρτητα incoherentemente segaselt بطور گسسته یا نامفهوم sekavasti sans cohérence בְחוֹסֶר רְצִיפוּת असंबद्धता, असंगतता nepovezano, nesuvislo összefüggéstelenül secara sulit dipahami ruglingslega senza coerenza とりとめなく 앞뒤가 맞지 않아 be sąryšio, padrikai, nerišliai nesakarīgi dengan tidak keruan onsamenhangend usammenhengende, uklart bezładnie د بی مفهومه دوله incoerentemente incoerent бессвязно nesúvisle nepovezano nepovezano på ett osammanhängande sätt อย่างไม่ต่อเนื่อง anlaşılmaz şekilde 不連貫地 непослідовно بے ربطی سے một cách rời rạc 无条理地
ˌincoˈherence noun
onsamehangendheid تَفَكُّك، عَدَم تَماسُك несвързаност incoerência nesouvislost die Zusammenhangslosigkeit mangel på sammenhæng ασυναρτησία incoherencia seosetus گسستگی sekavuus incohérence חוֹסֶר רְצִיפוּת असंबद्धता nesuvislost összefüggéstelenség keadaan sulit dipahami rugl; ósamkvæmni incoerenza 一貫しないこと 앞뒤가 맞지 않음 nerišlumas, padrikumas nesakarība keadaan tidak keruan incoherentie mangel på sammenheng chaotyczność بی مفهوم incoerência incoerenţă бессвязность nesúvislosť nepovezanost nepovezanost brist på sammanhang ความไม่ต่อเนื่อง abuk sabuk olma 無條理, 不連貫 незв'язність; непослідовність بے ربطی sự không mạch lạc 无条理,不连贯
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in·co·her·ent

a. incoherente, que no coordina las ideas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

incoherent

adj incoherente
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