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- Dictionaryincompatibility/ˌɪnkəmˌpatɪˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. the condition of two things being so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting: "genetic incompatibility"
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INCOMPATIBILITY definition: 1. the state of not being able to exist or work with another person or thing because of basic…. Learn more.
The meaning of INCOMPATIBILITY is the quality or state of being incompatible. How to use incompatibility in a sentence.
Definitions of incompatibility. noun. the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination. see more. noun. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. synonyms: inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance. see more. noun.
the state of not being able to exist or work with another person or thing because of basic differences: An incompatibility problem prevents the two pieces of software from being used together. They stopped dating due to basic incompatibility. See. incompatible. Fewer examples.
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty. (ĭn′kəm-păt′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n. pl. in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ties. 1. The state or quality of being incompatible. 2. incompatibilities Mutually exclusive or antagonistic qualities or things. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Incompatibility occurs where substances cannot act together or are antagonistic in their action. An incompatibility occurs if one of the drugs used in a treatment becomes less effective when another drug is administered.
the fact of people or things not being able to live or exist together without problems. incompatibility with somebody/something One of the main barriers to increasing women's participation in politics is the ‘perceived incompatibility with family life’.
noun. incompatibilities. The state or quality of being incompatible. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Mutually exclusive or antagonistic qualities or things. American Heritage. Synonyms: repugnance. inconsistency. mutual exclusiveness. animosity. discordance. conflict. variance. incongruity. gap. disparity. discrepancy. discrepance.
Synonyms for INCOMPATIBILITY: inconsistency, incongruence, incongruity, inconsistence, antagonism, quarrel, incongruousness, animosity; Antonyms of INCOMPATIBILITY: agreement, harmony, peace, accord, cooperation, concordance, concord, concurrence.
(of two or more attributes of an object) unable to belong to the object simultaneously; inconsistent. (of positions, functions, ranks, etc.) unable to be held simultaneously by one person. Medicine of or pertaining to biological substances that interfere with one another physiologically, as different types of blood in a transfusion.
