Incongruity

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Incongruity [ in-kuh'n-GROO-i-tee ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. the state of being out of keeping or place
2. the quality of being incompatible or inharmonious
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The seeming incongruity between the visual and the tactile can be explained by the laws of refraction.

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