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incongruence

incongruence

1 8.1
A lack of agreement between things or ideas
  • noun
  • /ˌɪn.kənˈɡruː.əns/
translation icon : incongruencia
  • The incongruence between their statements and actions led to distrust among the team.
  • role incongruence
  • apparent incongruence
  • preference incongruences

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Examples

  • Religious and political beliefs provide many examples of the incongruence between professed beliefs and actual behavior.

    Academic text (1999)
  • One difficulty in protecting common-pool resources is that there is often an incongruence between the distribution of the resource and property regimes.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Similarly, if incongruence was found, they were excluded from the study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The consequences of this incongruence may have both theoretical and applied implications.

    Academic text (2008)
  • On the other hand, incongruences did exist between the groups.

    Academic text (1991)
  • From an applied perspective, incongruence between parent and child perceptions has implications for sport programming.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To promote consistency and reduce role incongruence, PSCs need to advocate and take action within their schools and communities.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For the adolescent country, incongruence can be seen through Canadian dependency on American cultural goods.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Among the findings, the analysis reveals major incongruence between the espoused theories of information literacy.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In this paper, we delineate some of the issues that illustrate the incongruence between home and school cultures and their implications for teachers.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

disagreement
vsincongruence
268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

is the broader idea of lack of harmony, not only personal opinion conflicts
discrepancy
vsincongruence
76 5.6

A difference between two things that should be the same, like numbers or stories

covers lack of agreement generally rather than only mismatched facts or figures
disconnect
vsincongruence
58 5.9

A gap between what people think and what really happens

emphasizes missing agreement or harmony beyond just poor understanding
inconsistency
vsincongruence
30 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

centers on lack of agreement or harmony rather than only changing patterns
dissonance
vsincongruence
23 7.8

A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think

is broader, covering any lack of agreement or compatibility between things
incongruity
vsincongruence
6 8.0

A situation where something does not fit or seem right

focuses on general lack of agreement rather than just being out of place
incompatibility
vsincongruence
4 6.6

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

is a milder lack of harmony that does not imply impossibility
discordance
vsincongruence
1 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is a neutral term for lack of harmony, not only conflict or tension
discordancy
vsincongruence
1 8.2

A situation where people or things do not agree

emphasizes the general absence of agreement rather than personal dispute
inharmony
vsincongruence
8.2

Lack of agreement between people in a team or group

is the simple neutral label often used instead of a more technical term
incongruousness
vsincongruence
8.5

The state of not fitting the place or situation

describes general disagreement or incompatibility not limited to suitability issues
mismatching
vsincongruence
4.0

A situation when two things do not agree, for example study results

focuses on broader disagreement or incompatibility beyond simple misalignment
nonconformity
vsincongruence
7.5

A part that does not match rules or plans

refers to disagreement of ideas or things, not only breaking rules
inconformity
vsincongruence
9.4

When something does not agree with rules or expectations

is the general absence of harmony rather than specific nonconformance
nonconvergence
vsincongruence
9.9

Lack of agreement between people or ideas

is the general state of disagreement rather than a process failing to join
disuniformity
vsincongruence
9.0

A lack of sameness or evenness in something

focuses on disagreement and incompatibility, not only irregular appearance
contradictoriness
vsincongruence
9.1

A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true

is a milder lack of harmony, not always implying logical contradiction
irreconcilability
vsincongruence
9.0

A situation where two people or groups cannot agree even after trying

expresses a general lack of harmony, not necessarily total impossibility to reconcile
nonreconciliation
vsincongruence
9.3

A situation when people, groups, or data do not agree

is the broader sense of lack of harmony, not specifying permanent separation

Antonyms

2 6.7

A situation where something fits well with something else

How Congruent

agreement
361 1.0
congruence
2 6.7
incongruence
1 8.1
incongruity
6 8.0
mismatch
21 3.6
discrepancy
76 5.6

Surface Forms

incongruence singular
incongruences plural

Morphology

incongruence = congruence (transparent) = in + congru + ence

This sense is a straightforward negation of 'congruence', so learners who know the base can infer 'lack of congruence'.

Etymology

Incongruence comes from the parts in- 'not' and congruent 'fitting together' or 'agreeing'. So an incongruence is when things do not fit or agree, for example promises that do not match actions.