noun
inconsistency
ihn-kuhn-SIHSTN-see
noun
1
The quality of not staying the same, or of contradicting itself.
"Reviewers pointed out several inconsistencies in the witness's story."
"The report's inconsistency made it hard to trust the final numbers."
How to Use Inconsistency
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA lack of steadiness or agreement — when something contradicts itself or changes without reason.
Common pairings
glaring inconsistency
inconsistency between
point out an inconsistency
Word Forms
inconsistencies plural
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