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incongruity

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in·con·gru·i·ty  (nkn-gr-t)
n. pl. in·con·gru·i·ties
1. Lack of congruence.
2. The state or quality of being incongruous.
3. Something incongruous.
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Noun1.incongruity - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
incongruousness
incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
congruence, congruity, congruousness - the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
incongruity
noun inappropriateness, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, incompatibility, unsuitability, inaptness, inharmoniousness
Translations
incongruity [ɪnkɔŋˈgruːɪtɪ] n → incongruencia


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