incompatibleness

/ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəɫnəs/ noun

The quality or state of being incompatible.

Word Origin From Latin pati 'to suffer, endure' — so compatible literally means 'able to suffer together,' able to endure each other. Incompatible is the negation: not able to coexist without conflict. The root pati also gives us patient (one who endures), passion (originally 'suffering'), and compassion (suffering with). The negative sense of incompatibleness is built right into the morphemes: in- 'not' + com- 'together' + pat 'endure' + ible 'able' + ness.

noun The quality or state of being incompatible. countable

The incompatibleness of their values eventually led to their divorce.

(名词) 不相容性;不兼容性;互斥性

他们价值观的不相容最终导致了离婚。

(sustantivo) La cualidad o estado de ser incompatible.

La incompatibilidad de sus valores finalmente llevó a su divorcio.

(nom) incompatibilité [Caractère de ce qui est incompatible, qui ne peut pas coexister harmonieusement.]

L'incompatibleness de leurs valeurs a fini par provoquer leur divorce.

(Substantiv) Unvereinbarkeit; Inkompatibilität [Die Eigenschaft oder der Zustand, nicht miteinander vereinbar zu sein; Unvereinbarkeit.]

Die **incompatibleness** ihrer Werte führte schließlich zur Scheidung.

(名詞) 両立しない性質や状態;不適合であること。

「彼らの価値観の不一致が、ついには離婚という結果につながった。」

(substantivo) incompatibilidade [A qualidade ou estado de ser incompatível.]

A incompatibilidade de seus valores eventualmente levou ao divórcio.

Word parts: in + com + pat + ible + ness

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