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Incongruity

/ˌɪŋkɔˈŋruɪti/
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(noun) The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

The joke relied on the incongruity of situations.
Incongruity between words and actions is suspicious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of seeing a fancy tuxedo at a casual beach party made everyone laugh in surprise.

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