incongruity
noun
in·con·gru·i·ty
ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ə-tē 
-ˌkän-
plural incongruities
1
: the quality or state of being incongruous
2
: something that is incongruous
Examples of incongruity in a Sentence
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
Recent Examples on the Web
In the same way that a child, playing with a teddy bear, learns how her imagination relates to the external world, users reconcile similar incongruities by telling the stories of their lives on TikTok.
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Kim Hew-Low, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The chandelier was just one example of a conspicuous incongruity between the building’s high-tech functionalism and the couple’s taste in décor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Kim Hew-Low, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The chandelier was just one example of a conspicuous incongruity between the building’s high-tech functionalism and the couple’s taste in décor.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Incongruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruity. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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