noun
- the quality or state of being incongruous; lack of harmony, consistency, or compatibility
Examples
- The incongruence between his words and actions made people doubt his sincerity.
- There was a striking incongruence between the elegant mansion and the run-down neighborhood.
- The teacher noticed the incongruence in the student’s test answers.
- The incongruence of wearing formal attire to a beach party was obvious to everyone.
- Psychologists study the incongruence between self-perception and reality.
- The incongruence between the company’s values and practices led to public criticism.