incongruence

American  

[in-kong-groo-uhns, in-kuhn-groo-, -kuhng-] / ɪnˈkɒŋ gru əns, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ- /

noun

1. the state or condition of not being in agreement, accordance, or harmony, or the degree to which things are in this state.

   The incongruence in cultural values and norms between Americanized adolescents and their more traditional immigrant parents can lead to family conflict and adolescent behavior problems.

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Etymology

Origin of incongruence

First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin incongruentia, from Latin incongruent-, stem of incongruēns “inconsistent”; incongruent ( def. )

Example Sentences

Goldman bankers complained to senior management, pointing out the seeming incongruence of the revelations and Ruemmler’s role on the firm’s reputational risk committee, which is charged with deciding which clients the bank shouldn’t work with.

From The Wall Street Journal

The KCL research team said: "Clinical care should always be underpinned by robust evidence, and this study will help provide a better understanding of how to treat and care for young people with gender incongruence."

From BBC

The new clinical trial, called Pathway, will involve children who are currently accessing gender services and have a diagnosis of gender incongruence.

From BBC

"The review found that not enough is known about the longer-term impacts of puberty blockers for children and young people with gender incongruence to know whether they are safe or not," the report said.

From BBC

Other forms of gender incongruence, such as identifying as nonbinary or gender nonconforming, further challenge the idea that children should be forced to abide by traditional gender categories.

From Scientific American