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Definition incongruity in American English

incongruity noun

noun
/ˌɪnkənˈɡruəti/
1

the quality of being very different from other things that happen or exist in the same situation and therefore appearing to be strange

Example

the incongruity between de Gaulle's ambitions and the needs of the nation

Synonyms and related words
singularity otherness incongruity
1.1

something that seems strange because of being very different from other things which happen or exist in the same situation

Synonyms and related words
difference contrast distinction
Definition incongruity in American English