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Noun: incongruity  ,in,kóng'groo-i-tee or ,in-kun'groo-i-tee
  1. The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
    "The incongruity of wearing a dinner jacket to a casual barbecue was apparent to everyone";
    - incongruousness

Derived forms: incongruities

Type of: incompatibility

Antonym: congruousness

Encyclopedia: Incongruity