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 Definitions of inconsistent  [ˌɪn kənˈsɪs tənt]  

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Definition of 'inconsistent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) inconsistent
marked by incompatability of elements:
an inconsistent story.

2.  inconsistent
not in agreement with each other:
inconsistent claims.

3.  inconsistent
not consistent in standards or behavior.

Etymology:  (1640–50)

Definition of 'inconsistent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) inconsistent
displaying a lack of consistency
"inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"

2. (adj) inconsistent
not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
"inconsistent accounts"

3. (adj) discrepant, inconsistent
not in agreement


Definition of 'inconsistent' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) inconsistent
changing frequently in a way that is not predictable; = consistent
Some of her work is excellent, but overall it is inconsistent.; inconsistent parenting

2.  inconsistent
conflicting or contradictory; = consistent
What she told the police was inconsistent with her earlier story.; The strategy seems inconsistent with the company's values.; inconsistencies in the data; inconsistency and hypocrisy; The police cannot apply the law inconsistently.


Definition of 'inconsistent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) inconsistent
not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory

2. (adj) inconsistent
not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable


Translation of 'inconsistent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (often withwith) contradictory in some way; not in agreement
What you're saying today is quite inconsistent with the statement you made yesterday.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: teenstrydig Arabic flag Arabic: غَيْر مُتوافِق، غَيْر مُن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: несъответстващ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: inconsistente Czech flag Czech: odporující German flag German: widersprüchlich
Danish flag Danish: modstridende; inkonsisten Greek flag Greek: ασυνεπής, ανακόλουθος, ασ Spanish flag Spanish: inconsecuente, contradict
Estonian flag Estonian: vastuoluline Farsi flag Farsi: ناسازگار؛ مغایر Finnish flag Finnish: epäjohdonmukainen
French flag French: en contradiction (avec) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לא עִקבִי Hindi flag Hindi: असंगत
Croatian flag Croatian: nespojiv, protuslovan Hungarian flag Hungarian: ellentmondó Indonesian flag Indonesian: tidak sesuai, tidak tetap
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ósamkvæmur Italian flag Italian: incoerente Japanese flag Japanese: 統一のない
Korean flag Korean: 모순되는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nesuderinamas, prieštarau Latvian flag Latvian: nekonsekvents; pretrunīgs
Malay flag Malay: tidak konsisten Dutch flag Dutch: strijdig, inkonsekwent Norwegian flag Norwegian: selvmotsigende, ulogisk
Polish flag Polish: sprzeczny Persian flag Persian: ناسازگار؛ مغایر Pashto flag Pashto: ناجوګه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: inconsistente Romanian flag Romanian: în contradicţie (cu) Russian flag Russian: противоречивый
Slovak flag Slovak: nezlučiteľný; nezhodný; p Slovenian flag Slovenian: protisloven Serbian flag Serbian: nedosledan
Swedish flag Swedish: oförenlig Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งขัดแย้งกัน Turkish flag Turkish: aykırı, birbirine ters dü
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不一致的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: непослідовний, суперечний Urdu flag Urdu: غیر مستقل مزاج
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mâu thuẫn Chinese flag Chinese: 不一致的

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