incongruence
noun
in·con·gru·ence
ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ən(t)s 
(ˌ)in-ˈkäŋ-grə-wən(t)s
(ˌ)in-ˈkäŋ-grə-wən(t)s
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The tricky room of architectural incongruences also features a brass bed by Worthen, a wall of smoked mirror with rosettes to enhance the natural light, and Romo curtains.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty.
—Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
There is its sheer incongruence as a red-carpet look.
—Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The joke gets huge laughs less on the merits of its structure than its violent incongruence with the tone of the rest of Notaro’s material, validating her instincts about it in the first place.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty.
—Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
There is its sheer incongruence as a red-carpet look.
—Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The joke gets huge laughs less on the merits of its structure than its violent incongruence with the tone of the rest of Notaro’s material, validating her instincts about it in the first place.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Incongruence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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