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incompatibility

UK/'ɪnkəm,pætə'bɪlətɪ/US/'inkәm,pætә'biliti/
C2

Definitions

n.

The state of being unable to exist or work together; conflict

不相容,不协调,不一致

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
compatibilitytogether, with
=incompatibility

in- (not) + compatibility = the state of being incompatible.

Common Collocations

  • 1.complete incompatibility完全不兼容
  • 2.cultural incompatibility文化差异

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They divorced citing irreconcilable incompatibility.

  • 2.

    Software incompatibility caused the crash.

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