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   inconsistency

   /ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or state of being inconsistent: "the inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour" Similar unpredictabilityinconstancylack of consistencychangeablenessvariabilityinstabilityirregularityunevennessunsteadinessself-contradictionself-contradictorinesscontradictioncontrarietycapriciousnessficklenessunreliabilityundependabilityflightinessvolatilityrare:erraticismincompatibilityconflictdifferencedissimilaritylack of similaritydisagreementlack of accordoppositionclashirreconcilabilitylack of congruenceincongruitylack of harmonymismatchdiscordancedisparitydiscrepancyrare:inconsonancerepugnancyoppugnancyOpposite consistencyconsistencyharmony
   • ▪ an inconsistent aspect or element: "a book riddled with inconsistencies and contradictions"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from inconsistent, on the pattern of consistency.

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