incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural incompatibilities
1
a
: the quality or state of being incompatible
b
: lack of interfertility between two plants
2
incompatibilities plural
: mutually antagonistic things or qualities
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In her debut memoir, No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce, Haley Mlotek shows how this central incompatibility yields a useful provocation: There are hazards in relying on stories as the prevailing metaphor for one’s romantic experiences, and even one’s life in total.
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
In their house, over a rich lunch of meat stew, Delores and Declan learn more about the nation’s cabbage scorn, make the same joke about Delores’ pants and demonstrate further incompatibility before taking off again.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Share doubts and concerns about your incompatibility.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
Most of these users will not have the skills or expertise to navigate a risky upgrade path, a potential need to reverse, or note the signs of an incompatibility issue that drops them off security support.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
In their house, over a rich lunch of meat stew, Delores and Declan learn more about the nation’s cabbage scorn, make the same joke about Delores’ pants and demonstrate further incompatibility before taking off again.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Share doubts and concerns about your incompatibility.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
Most of these users will not have the skills or expertise to navigate a risky upgrade path, a potential need to reverse, or note the signs of an incompatibility issue that drops them off security support.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompatibility. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
Medical Definition
incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
chemical incompatibility
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