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incongruity

How to use incongruity in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for incongruity.

Editorial note

The incongruity with that normal attitude and spirit is a big part of what shocks people about this.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of incongruity gathered in one view.

noun

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for incongruity.

noun

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

Example sentences

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The incongruity with that normal attitude and spirit is a big part of what shocks people about this.

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Discounting Microsoft's long history, if there's this much platform incongruity now, should we trust them to change that with time?

3

You're just reminding everyone of a world incongruity they came to grips with by adolescence.

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I have to say, the incongruity between your accomplishments and your website [1] is mindboggling.

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Hopefully they also make the Start screen dragable from screen to screen like all the Metro apps - it's an odd incongruity in their design.

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In one case, it makes you laugh because of the incongruity, in another, it may help you see ideas for businesses where others do not see them.

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It was not our intention to hurt people in the real world by discussing this incongruity in games and we sincerely apologize to those of you who were hurt.

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I find an incongruity in these two statements.>> It would have been fairly trivial for me to go spelunking for people’s credit card information or whatever...

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The problem really bites when you've experienced a large code base have some small incongruity that doesn't quite fit the model, but I don't think I could clearly and simply express that in code.

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This is inviting everyone who cares about privacy to search through the retweeted's internet persona and expose any incongruity.

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As I said, I read that line as an illustration of an obvious incongruity between the company the founder is trying to pitch and the perception of the background and qualifications of the founder.

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Programmers are stereotypically un-hip; the whole "brogrammer" meme is a deliberate poke at the incongruity of someone hunched over their keyboard 14 hours a day, yet drinking Natty Lights while wearing popped collars.

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To show that this is, in fact, the case, I would like to direct your attention to the fiction which resides at the heart of this incongruity and allows the public to engage in the requisite doublethink without cognitive discomfort: the myth of the rule of law.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use incongruity in a sentence?

The incongruity with that normal attitude and spirit is a big part of what shocks people about this.

What does incongruity mean?

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

What part of speech is incongruity?

incongruity is commonly used as noun.