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- Dictionaryinconsistency/ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/
noun
- 1. the fact or state of being inconsistent: "the inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour" Similar Opposite
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INCONSISTENCY definition: 1. the fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or…. Learn more.
1. : an instance of being inconsistent. 2. : the quality or state of being inconsistent. Examples of inconsistency in a Sentence. Police noticed inconsistency in his two statements. Customers have been complaining about the inconsistency in the quality of service they have received.
1. uncountable noun. If you refer to someone's inconsistency, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. [disapproval] His worst fault was his inconsistency. The report accuses the judicial system of inconsistency and partiality.
When there's inconsistency, things are not the same. An example of inconsistency in parenting might be when parents give different allowances to kids who are the same age. There's a lot of inconsistency in the world.
Inconsistency definition: the quality or condition of being inconsistent. . See examples of INCONSISTENCY used in a sentence.
1. lack of consistency or agreement; incompatibility. 2. an inconsistent feature or quality. 3. (Logic) logic. a. the property of being inconsistent. b. a self-contradictory proposition. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
If you refer to someone's inconsistency, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.
Definition of inconsistency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INCONSISTENCY meaning: something that is inconsistent or the quality of being inconsistent : . Learn more.
Definitions of 'inconsistency' 1. If you refer to someone's inconsistency, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. [disapproval] [...] 2. If there are inconsistencies in two statements, one cannot be true if the other is true. [...] More. Synonyms of 'inconsistency'
