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Inconsistency - English meaning

ˌɪn.kənˈsɪs.tən.si

Inconsistency – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

Synonims:

UnpredictabilityInconstancyLack of consistencyChangeablenessVariabilityInstabilityIrregularityUnevennessUnsteadinessSelf-contradictionSelf-contradictorinessContradictionContrariet
noun

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

Usage examples:

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

The fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or something such as an idea, statement, or argument that has this quality

Usage examples:

There are a few inconsistencies in what you've written., there is some inconsistency between the th…
noun

The fact that someone or something cannot be trusted to stay the same in behaviour or quality in all situations

Usage examples:

Logan showed his inconsistency in missing half his kicks.

Inconsistency translation into English

Inconsistency: translate from English into Chinese

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不一致, 前后矛盾

Inconsistency: translate from English into Dutch

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Inconsistentie, Tegenstrijdigheid

Inconsistency: translate from English into French

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Incohérence, Inconsistance, Inconséquence

Inconsistency: translate from English into German

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Inkonsistenz, Inkonsequenz, Widerspruch, Ungereimtheit, Widersprüchlichkeit, Unstimmigkeit, Unvereinbarkeit, Unbeständigkeit, Mangelnde übereinstimmung

Inconsistency: translate from English into Hindi

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बेजोड़ता, असंगति, अननुरूपता, असंगतिहीनता, विसंवाद, अस्णंतता

Inconsistency: translate from English into Italian

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Incoerenza, Inconsistenza, Incompatibilità

Inconsistency: translate from English into Korean

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불일치

Inconsistency: translate from English into Russian

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Непоследовательность, Несогласованность, Противоречивость, Несовместимость, Несообразность

Inconsistency: translate from English into Spanish

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Inconsecuencia

Word origin

mid 17th century: from inconsistent, on the pattern of consistency .

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Inconsistency – similar words

inconsistencies

ˌɪn.kənˈsɪs.tən.si

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour
noun

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

Usage examples:

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

The fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or something such as an idea, statement, or argument that has this quality

Usage examples:

There are a few inconsistencies in what you've written., there is some inconsistency between the th…
Inconsistencies - all meanings in English

Inconsistency synonims

contradiction

ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən

noun

A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

Usage examples:

The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions
noun

The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong

Usage examples:

You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. isn't that a contradiction?
noun

A combination of words that is nonsense because some of the words suggest the opposite of some of the others

Usage examples:

Many people think that an honest politician is a contradiction in terms.
Contradiction - all meanings in English

inconstancy

ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si

noun

The state or act of not staying the same, especially in opinions, behaviour, or love

Usage examples:

As a leader, he is notorious for his inconstancy., the inconstancies of the human heart
Inconstancy - all meanings in English

instability

ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti

noun

The state of being unstable; lack of stability.

Usage examples:

Political and economic instability
noun

The condition of being likely to change, esp. unexpectedly

Usage examples:

Teenagers often go through periods of emotional instability.
noun

The fact of a situation being likely to change, in a way that is worrying, or the changes that happen

Usage examples:

Political/economic instability investors should keep in mind the political and economic instability…
Instability - all meanings in English

irregularity

ɪˌreɡ.jəˈlær.ə.ti

noun

The state or quality of being irregular.

Usage examples:

There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale
noun

Something that is not according to usual rules or what is expected, and often not acceptable

Usage examples:

The company discovered accounting irregularities going back three to four years.
noun

The quality of not being regular in shape or form, or an example of this

Usage examples:

The pictures showed cracks and other irregularities in otherwise perfectly regular crystals., the w…
Irregularity - all meanings in English

self-contradiction

noun

A statement or action that expresses one thing that is the opposite of another thing that you already said, or the act of making statements or performing actions like this

Usage examples:

He claimed that their arguments were naive and full of self-contradictions., buying a product in or…
Self-contradiction - all meanings in English

unevenness

noun

The quality or fact of not being level, equal, flat, or continuous

Usage examples:

This calculation illustrates the general unevenness of the distribution of family responsibilities.…
Unevenness - all meanings in English

unpredictability

noun

Inability to be predicted; changeability.

Usage examples:

The unpredictability of the british weather
Unpredictability - all meanings in English

variability

noun

Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.

Usage examples:

A great deal of variability in quality
noun

The quality or fact of being variable (= likely to change often)

Usage examples:

The polar regions exhibit the largest climatic variability on earth., i've spent 10 years researchi…
Variability - all meanings in English

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