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incongruity

🇬🇧 UK/.inkɒŋ'gru:iti/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

The state of being out of place or inconsistent; a thing that does not fit its context.

不协调,不一致;不合适之处

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
contogether, with
+
gruagree, fit together, accord
+
itystate, quality, condition
=incongruity

Common Collocations

  • 1.striking incongruity显著的不一致
  • 2.apparent incongruity明显的不协调

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The incongruity between her words and actions was striking.

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