Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lack of congruence or agreement; incongruity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Lack of congruence; incongruity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a want of
congruence ;incongruity . - noun out of place,
absurd
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Examples
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An incongruence occurs when, for instance, old, experienced workers are assigned to young, inexperienced supervisors.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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An incongruence occurs when, for instance, old, experienced workers are assigned to young, inexperienced supervisors.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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This kind of incongruence may not touch you in the short term, but in the long term it may impact us all.
Jonathan Ellerby: Protect What You Love: Re-Define Your Health, Tend to Your Planet Jonathan Ellerby 2010
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One way to see something that's in such a state of confusion, contradiction, and incongruence is as inevitably headed for disaster.
Vanessa Andris: Greece: Never on a Sunday But Bail Us Out on Monday? Defeat or Development Vanessa Andris 2011
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Another example is Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a journalist and author, who sees no necessary incongruence between neurological activity and corresponding spiritual experiences.
Victor Udoewa: Does Science Make Belief In God Obsolete? Victor Udoewa 2012
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My transition is (in part) about ending that incongruence and bringing my gender dissonance within manageable levels.
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Another example is Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a journalist and author, who sees no necessary incongruence between neurological activity and corresponding spiritual experiences.
Victor Udoewa: Does Science Make Belief In God Obsolete? Victor Udoewa 2012
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One way to see something that's in such a state of confusion, contradiction, and incongruence is as inevitably headed for disaster.
Vanessa Andris: Greece: Never on a Sunday But Bail Us Out on Monday? Defeat or Development Vanessa Andris 2011
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Another example is Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a journalist and author, who sees no necessary incongruence between neurological activity and corresponding spiritual experiences.
Victor Udoewa: Does Science Make Belief In God Obsolete? Victor Udoewa 2012
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Another example is Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a journalist and author, who sees no necessary incongruence between neurological activity and corresponding spiritual experiences.
Victor Udoewa: Does Science Make Belief In God Obsolete? Victor Udoewa 2012
dradvujwalad.andrews commented on the word incongruence
lot of good meanings brought forth. !
February 24, 2012