INCONSISTENCY


Meaning of INCONSISTENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkənsɪstənsi ]

( inconsistencies)

1.

If you refer to someone’s inconsistency , you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.

His worst fault was his inconsistency...

≠ consistency

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

2.

If there are inconsistencies in two statements, one cannot be true if the other is true.

We were asked to investigate the alleged inconsistencies in his evidence.

N-VAR

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