incongruence

[ in-kong-groo-uhns, in-kuhn-groo-, -kuhng- ]

noun

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.

Origin of incongruence

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

Species; incongruence very common; S. Ocellatus and Populi, 451.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August Weismann
Double incongruence: different distance and different group-formation, 483.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August Weismann
An unequal phyletic development is thus the immediate cause of incongruence.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August Weismann
All explanations of the second form of incongruence from the point of view of a phyletic force464 can also be shown to be absurd.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August Weismann
The number of the changes would here alone determine whether congruence or incongruence occurred between the two stages.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August Weismann

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