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incongruity
noun
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A mismatch or lack of agreement between things that are expected to fit together.
The incongruity of elegant furniture in the abandoned shed intrigued the visitors.
Dictionary practice example.
A portrait in the next room placed a digital wristwatch on a character wearing clothing from an invented earlier century, making the watch deliberately anachronistic. Its incongruity drew attention because the small modern object did not fit the rest of the scene.
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