noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/
General-American:/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/
Mid-Atlantic, US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N K AH0 N S IH1 S T AH0 N S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being inconsistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
