Incongruous

/ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs/ adjective

Definition

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something; out of place or inappropriate.

Etymology

From Latin 'incongruus,' from 'in-' (not) and 'congruere' (to agree, correspond). Mathematical congruence requires perfect matching, so incongruence means a mismatch.

Kelly Says

Think 'not congruent' like in geometry - incongruous things don't match up or fit together! It's like wearing a tuxedo to the beach - nothing lines up properly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይተናንግረው
a-y-te-nan-gre-w
ARالعربية
غير متناسق
ɡhayr mutanāsiq
BNবাংলা
অসঙ্গত
o-shong-got
CACatalà
incongruent
in-kon-greu-ent
CSČeština
neslučitelný
nɛs.lu.t͡ʃɪ.tɛl.ni
DADansk
uforenelig
u-fo-re-ne-lig
DEDeutsch
unpassend
ʊnˈpasnt
ELΕλληνικά
ασύμβατος
a-sim-vatos
ESEspañol
incongruente
in-kon-greu-en-te
FAفارسی
ناسازگار
na-saz-gar
FISuomi
epäsovinnainen
epä-so-vin-nai-nen
FRFrançais
incongru
/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ɡʁy/
GUGU
અસંગત
a-sang-gat
HAHA
ba shi daidai
ba shi dai-dai
HEעברית
לא תואם
lo to-em
HIहिन्दी
असंगत
a-sang-gat
HUMagyar
összeegyeztethetetlen
ø-sze-e-ɡe-je-tet-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak sesuai
ti-dak se-su-ai
IGIG
enweghị njikọta
en-we-ghi-n-ji-ko-ta
ITItaliano
incongruo
in-kon-gro-o
JA日本語
不調和
fu-chou-wa
KKKK
сыйымды
sɪjɪm.dɯ
KMKM
មិនសមសួរ
min sam suor
KO한국어
부조화
bu-jo-hwa
MRMR
असंगत
a-sang-gat
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak serasi
ti-dak se-ra-si
MYမြန်မာ
မညီမညာ
ma-nyi-ma-nya
NLNederlands
onverenigbaar
ɔn.və.ˈreːn.ɣaː.bɑr
NONorsk
uforenelig
u-fo-re-ne-lig
PAPA
ਅਸੰਗਤ
a-sang-gat
PLPolski
niespójny
ɲɛˈspujɲɨ
PTPortuguês
incongruente
ĩ.kõ.ɡʁuˈẽ.tɨ
RORomână
incongruent
in-kon-greu-ent
RUРусский
несовместимый
nʲɪsɐvˈmʲɛstʲimɨj
SVSvenska
oförenlig
ʊfœrɛnliɡ
SWKiswahili
isiyoendana
i-si-yo-en-da-na
TAதமிழ்
பொருந்தாத
po-ru-n-ta
TEతెలుగు
అనుకూలంగా లేని
a-nu-ku-la-m-ga le-ni
THไทย
ไม่สอดคล้อง
mai-sod-khlong
TLTL
hindi magkatugma
hin-di mag-ka-tug-ma
TRTürkçe
uygunsuz
u-yun-suz
UKУкраїнська
несумісний
nʲɛsʊˈmɪsʲnɪj
URاردو
غیر مطابق
ɡhayr mutābiq
VITiếng Việt
không phù hợp
khong phu hop
YOYO
àìdára
a-i-da-ra
ZH中文
不协调
bù xié tiáo
ZUZU
akukwazi
a-ku-nga-zi

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