PoliticsJuly 13, 2026

incoherence

/ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərəns/

Definition

A lack of logical consistency, clarity, or a unified strategy in a set of actions or policies.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'in-' (not) and 'cohaerere' (to stick together). It entered English in the 17th century to describe something that lacks connection or a logical hold.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the lack of a clear, stable direction in U.S. foreign policy. It suggests that because current policy lacks a cohesive strategy, the death of a single influential senator is unlikely to change the overall erratic path.

What Lindsey Graham's death could mean for US foreign policy

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Greenville Online

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