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Spanish word
incompatibilidad
Pronunciation
IPA/iŋkompatiβiliˈðað/
Meaning
- feminine nounmismatch
Example
Hay una incompatibilidad entre nuestros horarios.
There is a mismatch between our schedules.
More examples
Mi pareja y yo notamos una incompatibilidad en nuestras prioridades.
My partner and I noticed an incompatibility in our priorities.
Core concept
Two gears whose teeth do not mesh.
Common phrases
incompatibilidad con mi pareja
incompatibility with my partner
incompatibilidad en el trabajo
incompatibility at work
Similar words
desacuerdo: People or groups hold different opinions or positions, showing lack of agreement.
conflicto: Interests or actions clash and escalate into a dispute or serious problem.
choque: Scheduled events overlap or occur at the same time and interfere with each other.
discordancia: Pieces of information or accounts differ, creating a clear discrepancy.
Definition in Spanish
Indica la falta de acuerdo o compatibilidad entre cosas o personas, de modo que no encajan o no pueden coexistir sin causar problemas.
Word origin
Incompatibilidad combines negative prefix in- with compatibilidad, from Latin compatibilis (com- 'together' + patī 'to endure'), and means the inability of things or people to exist together.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech speakers often avoid the abstract noun and use verb phrases or adjectives, for example no encajan los horarios or no somos compatibles.
Other meanings
- incompatibilitynoun
- disharmonynoun
Opposites
- compatibilidadcompatibilitynoun
- concordanciaagreementnoun
Related words
- incompatibleincompatibleadjective