incongruence

noun

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In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty. Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024 There is its sheer incongruence as a red-carpet look. Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024 The joke gets huge laughs less on the merits of its structure than its violent incongruence with the tone of the rest of Notaro’s material, validating her instincts about it in the first place. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024 The incongruence includes Camp Bonifas, a United Nations command post which features a spot Sports Illustrated labeled the world’s most dangerous golf course. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incongruence 

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incongruence was in 1610

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“Incongruence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruence. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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