The meaning of Incongruity

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

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The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

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[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

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Lack of agreement or consistency.

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The discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus

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An unpleasant sound or combination of sounds

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The third movement failed to impress me and came close to discordance in my ears., "there is no dis…

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An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

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There's a discrepancy between your account and his

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An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

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There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

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A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

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A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

noun

A great difference.

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Economic disparities between different regions of the country

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A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

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[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

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A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

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Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

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Lack of harmony among musical notes.

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An unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles

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A combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together

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The jarring dissonance of klein's musical score

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The fact of being unsuitable, or wrong in a particular situation

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He apologized for the inappropriateness of his comments., i don't see any kind of inappropriateness…

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The condition of two things being so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

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Genetic incompatibility

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The fact that two things are so different that they cannot both happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

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Incompatibility between sth (and sth) in design, there seems to be an inherent incompatibility betw…

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The fact or state of being inconsistent.

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The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

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A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

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[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

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The fact of not being acceptable or right for something or someone

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Unsuitability for there are many ways a person can behave that would suggest their unsuitability fo…