incongruence

[ in-kong-groo-uhns, in-kuhn-groo-, -kuhng- ]

noun

1. the state or condition of not being in agreement, accordance, or harmony, or the degree to which things are in this state:

   The incongruence in cultural values and norms between Americanized adolescents and their more traditional immigrant parents can lead to family conflict and adolescent behavior problems.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incongruence¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin incongruentia, from Latin incongruent-, stem of incongruēns “inconsistent”; incongruent ( def )

Example Sentences

Species; incongruence very common; S. Ocellatus and Populi, 451.

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Double incongruence: different distance and different group-formation, 483.

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An unequal phyletic development is thus the immediate cause of incongruence.

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All explanations of the second form of incongruence from the point of view of a phyletic force464 can also be shown to be absurd.

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The number of the changes would here alone determine whether congruence or incongruence occurred between the two stages.

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