incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural incompatibilities
1
a
: the quality or state of being incompatible
b
: lack of interfertility between two plants
2
incompatibilities plural
: mutually antagonistic things or qualities
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Most of these users will not have the skills or expertise to navigate a risky upgrade path, a potential need to reverse, or note the signs of an incompatibility issue that drops them off security support.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Relationship experts weigh in, offering a guide to recognizing behaviors that might signal incompatibility or potential problems.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Their basic incompatibility and your father’s manipulative nature are the reasons.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 May 2024
Both lines of reasoning, while simplistic, contain kernels of a much larger truth: the fundamental incompatibility of the Gulf political-economic model with the category of refugee.
—Michael Ewers, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Relationship experts weigh in, offering a guide to recognizing behaviors that might signal incompatibility or potential problems.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Their basic incompatibility and your father’s manipulative nature are the reasons.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 May 2024
Both lines of reasoning, while simplistic, contain kernels of a much larger truth: the fundamental incompatibility of the Gulf political-economic model with the category of refugee.
—Michael Ewers, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompatibility. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
Medical Definition
incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
chemical incompatibility
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