incompatibility

Noun
US[in-kom-puh-tih-bil-ih-tee]/ˌɪnˌkɑmpətɪˈbɪlɪti/7 syllables
Synonyms: mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnance

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeSynonyms: mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnanceType of contradictoriness
  2. (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)Type of physical condition, physiological stateKinds histoincompatibility, Rh incompatibility
  3. the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combinationOpposite compatibilityType of characteristicKinds conflict, incongruity

Related words incompatible adjective, uncongenial adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In′com·pat′i·bil′i·ty noun; pl. -ties (…).

Origin: Cf. F. incompatibilité.

The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

The Devil's Dictionary

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.
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