🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

zusammenhangslos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuˈzamənˌhansloːs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incohesive/ˌɪn.koʊˈhiː.sɪv/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Beweise in diesem Fall blieben zusammenhangslos."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lacking cohesion, unity, or the ability to stick together logically or physically.

    "The committee presented an incohesive plan that failed to address the core issues."
  2. 2

    Composed of disconnected or poorly integrated parts.

    "Her speech was a series of incohesive thoughts that confused the audience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' combined with 'cohesive', which stems from the Latin 'cohaesus', past participle of 'cohaerere' (to cohere or stick together). First appearing in the early 19th century, the term emerged to describe physical or abstract entities lacking the internal bonding necessary to form a unified whole.

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