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incompatibility /ɪnkəmpatɪˈbɪlɪti/noun (plural incompatibilities) [mass noun]1The condition of two things being so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting: genetic incompatibility the incompatibility between industry and nature [count noun]: a strategy for resolving incompatibilities...- Hybridization may result in sterile offspring because of the incompatibility of genes or enzyme systems inherited from two dissimilar species.
- Is it true that the sign under which one was born determines one's compatibility or incompatibility with other people?
- It is caused by incompatibility between interacting genes.
1.1Inability of two people to live together harmoniously: our different backgrounds had something to do with our incompatibility...- In 1828 they separated, because of personal incompatibilities.
- Their marriage ended in divorce on the grounds of sexual incompatibility.
- Citing incompatibility, he divorced and then remarried.
1.2Inability of equipment, computer programs, etc. to be used in combination: defects due to software incompatibility...- I have run into a few problems because of browser incompatibility in the design of the site.
- I encountered problems in accessing the video images because of incompatibility with certain software.
- Incompatibility among US cellular networks has stalled the technology.
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