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incongruousness
DEFINITIONS OF:
incongruousness
1
n
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
Synonyms:
incongruity
Antonyms:
congruence
,
congruity
,
congruousness
the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
Types:
irony
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Socratic irony
admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
Type of:
incompatibility
the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
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