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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time;
[syn: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance]

2. (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue);

3. the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incompatibility \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F. incompatibilit['e].] The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incompatibility n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance] 2: (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) 3: the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination [ant: compatibility]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

INCOMPATIBILITY, n. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Incompatibility may, however, consist of a meek-eyed matron living just around the corner. It has even been known to wear a moustache.