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inconsistency

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnkən'sɪst(ə)nsɪ/🇺🇸 US/.inkәn'sistәnsi/
A2

Definitions

n.

The quality of being inconsistent; a contradiction between statements, actions, or ideas

不一致;前后矛盾

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
contogether, with
+
sist
+
ento put into, to cause
+
cystate, quality
=inconsistency

Common Collocations

  • 1.logical inconsistency逻辑矛盾
  • 2.internal inconsistency内部矛盾

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There is an obvious inconsistency in his testimony.

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