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Incongruity vs Dissension - What's the difference?

incongruity | dissension |

As nouns the difference between incongruity and dissension

is that incongruity is the state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence while dissension is an act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.

incongruity

English

Noun

(incongruities)
  • The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
  • An instance or point of disagreement; a dissimilarity; a discrepancy; an inconsistency.
  • A thing that is incongruous.

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    dissension

    English

    Noun

  • An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
  • Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
  • * 1843 , E.A.Poe,
    • The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension , of the supporters of each region.