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incongruous [ınˈkɒŋgrʊəs] ADJ

incognito [ınˈkɒgnıtəʊ] ADJ ADV

inconclusive [ˌınkənˈkluːsıv] ADJ

incorrect [ˌınkəˈrekt] ADJ

▶ incorrectly ADV
▶ incorrectness N

incoherent [ˌınkəʊˈhıərənt] ADJ

continuity [ˌkɒntıˈnjuːıtı] N

inconvenient [ˌınkənˈviːnjənt] ADJ

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The incongruity of its provisions, a grave constitutional defect, was in part attributed to obscure language.
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Memory is better for the face of a smiling cheater than of a smiling cooperator, because the incongruity captures the attention of the participant.
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They soon find incongruities in the evidence presented by the prosecution.
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As in other surrealist works, a visual pun is implied, and the incongruity and impracticability of the combined elements is also highlighted.
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Ratings of musical incongruity were higher for out of tune pitch melodies than for out of key pitch.
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Some reviewers have noted that seeing a roller coaster in the background had an incongruity.
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When subjects encountered incongruity during an information search, the automatic assimilation and update process was interrupted.
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Because the novel, particularly the first part, was written in individually published sections, the composition includes several incongruities.
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The only incongruity was the dark glasses he was forced to always wear because of chronic iritis.
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This random survey lends support to a schema incongruity theory stating that more elaborate information processing occurs under mildly incongruous conditions.
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