Inconsistency Meaning
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/, /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounThe state of being inconsistent.
"It was a strange inconsistency, but never till then had I been so much struck with the worthless and frivolous life of society. Never till then did I feel the deep and eternal debt of gratitude that human nature owes to those who assert its higher influence; who feel their generous activity stirred by a thrice noble emulation; who appeal from the present to the future, and redeem their kind, by shewing of how much that is good and great ambition and genius are capable."— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 4–5:
nounAn incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
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Many languages have a lot of inconsistency.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The obvious ____ in his alibi made the detective very suspicious of his story.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The detective noticed a major ____ in the suspect's story about where he was on the night of the crime.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The obvious ____ in his alibi made the detective very suspicious of his story.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The detective noticed a major ____ in the suspect's story about where he was on the night of the crime.