Incongruity means a lack of congruence as the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate. Other words for incongruity are inappropriateness, discrepancy, inconsistency, incompatibility.
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(2012). Incongruity. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_2215
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