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Definition incongruity in British English

incongruity noun

noun
/ˌɪnkənˈɡruːəti/
1

the quality of being very different to other things which 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 which seems strange because of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation

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