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incompatible

[in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony.

    She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. contrary or opposed in character; discordant.

    incompatible colors.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. that cannot coexist or be conjoined.

  4. Logic.Ģż

    1. (of two or more propositions) unable to be true simultaneously.

    2. (of two or more attributes of an object) unable to belong to the object simultaneously; inconsistent.

  5. (of positions, functions, ranks, etc.) unable to be held simultaneously by one person.

  6. Medicine/Medical.Ģżof or relating to biological substances that interfere with one another physiologically, as different types of blood in a transfusion.

  7. Pharmacology.Ģżof or relating to drugs that interfere with one another chemically or physiologically and therefore cannot be mixed or prescribed together.



noun

  1. Usually incompatibles. incompatible persons or things.

  2. an incompatible drug or the like.

  3. Logic.Ģżincompatibles,

    1. two or more propositions that cannot be true simultaneously.

    2. two or more attributes that cannot simultaneously belong to the same object.

incompatible

/ ˌɪ²Ō°ģə³¾Ėˆ±čƦ³ŁÉ™²śÉ™±ō /

adjective

  1. incapable of living or existing together in peace or harmony; conflicting or antagonistic

  2. opposed in nature or quality; inconsistent

  3. (of an office, position, etc) only able to be held by one person at a time

  4. med (esp of two drugs or two types of blood) incapable of being combined or used together; antagonistic

  5. logic (of two propositions) unable to be both true at the same time

    1. not capable of forming successful grafts

    2. incapable of fertilizing each other

  6. maths another word for inconsistent

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) a person or thing that is incompatible with another

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • incompatibility noun
  • incompatibleness noun
  • incompatibly adverb
  • ˌ¾±²Ō³¦“dz¾Ėˆ±č²¹³Ł¾±²ś±ō²ā adverb
  • ˌ¾±²Ō³¦“dz¾ĖŒ±č²¹³Ł¾±Ėˆ²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of incompatible1

From the Medieval Latin word incompatibilis, dating back to 1555–65. See in- 3, compatible
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In January Johnny Herbert was dropped by the FIA, which said his "duties as an FIA steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible".

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"The reality is our core values at heart of it just stand for two very different things and it makes working together incompatible," Frost told the BBC.

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Pakistan also asked an Indian embassy staff member in Islamabad to leave for indulging in activities "incompatible" with his privileged status.

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Following Trump’s lead, Hegseth issued a memo on Feb. 26 that said individuals who have a ā€œdiagnosis or historyā€ of gender dysphoria are ā€œincompatibleā€ with military service.

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Bailey, the author of the new biography ā€œGandolfini,ā€ was struck by what he now calls ā€œthe tension between seemingly incompatible partsā€ within the actor.

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