inconsistency
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inconsistency
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ UK
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ US
noun inconsistencies
- The state of being inconsistent. It was a strange inconsistency, but never till then had I been so much struck with the worthless and frivolous life of society. Never till then did I feel the deep and eternal debt of gratitude that human nature owes to those who assert its higher influence; who feel their generous activity stirred
- An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
Similar: contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inconsonance, inequality, paradox, unlikeness, variance · Opposite: consistency
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Closest in meaning: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistent, incongruity, discordance, incompatible, incoherence, discrepancy, incoherent, dissonance, disparity, irregularity, disunity, mismatch, inappropriateness, unsuitability
noun
Similar: contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inconsonance, inequality, paradox, unlikeness, variance · Opposite: consistency
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noun state of being inconsistent
| Español | inconsistencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ねじれ nejire, 不一致 fuitchi |
| हिन्दी | असंगति asaṅgti, विसंगति visaṅgti |
| Português | inconsistência |
| Français | inconsistance |
| Italiano | inconsistenza |
| Ελληνικά | ανακολουθία anakolouthía |
| Română | inconsistență |
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title = {inconsistency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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