incongruity
noun
in·con·gru·i·ty
ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ə-tē 
-ˌkän-
plural incongruities
1
: the quality or state of being incongruous
2
: something that is incongruous
Examples of incongruity in a Sentence
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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The incongruity of profit maximization was brought to public attention in the UK recently, as the scale of river pollution from water utility companies becomes ever more apparent.
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.
—Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
An incongruity of ideals shaped by age, gender and religious devotion may place a family at a standstill, but the recognition of them becomes a sign of progress.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.
—Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
An incongruity of ideals shaped by age, gender and religious devotion may place a family at a standstill, but the recognition of them becomes a sign of progress.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Incongruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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