1. the quality or state of being incongruous; lack of harmony, consistency, or appropriateness between parts or elements
Usage: plural form of incongruence

Examples

• The detective noticed several incongruences in the witness’s testimony.
• There were obvious incongruences between the company’s stated values and its actual practices.
• The architect struggled to resolve the incongruences between the modern design and the historic neighborhood.
• The study revealed incongruences between what people say they believe and how they actually behave.
• The teacher pointed out the incongruences in the student’s argument.
• Several incongruences in the data suggested measurement errors.