incongruenza

inconsistency

noun een-kon-groo-EN-tsah Rare

Origin: From Latin incongruentia, from incongruens (not fitting).

Also means

incongruity

Usage Note

Incongruenza refers to a logical mismatch or contradiction between two things. The plural incongruenze is very common: le incongruenze di un testo (the inconsistencies in a text). It is related to incongruente (adjective) and contrasts with coerenza (coherence/consistency).

Examples

"Ho notato alcune incongruenze nel suo racconto."

Natural Translation

I noticed some inconsistencies in his account.

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