Incongruity
Related: grotesque
Contrast: harmony
Definition
- Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
- Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason.
- Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior.
Dissonance
Dissonance has several meanings, all related to conflict or incongruity: --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissonance [Mar 2006]
See also: conflict
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