(incongruities)
The ~ of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation. (FORMAL)
She smiled at the ~ of the question.
N-VAR: oft N of n
(incongruities)
The ~ of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation. (FORMAL)
She smiled at the ~ of the question.
N-VAR: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012