incompatibility

Noun
Synonyms: mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnance

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeSynonyms: mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnance
  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
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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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