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Added 9 October 2026

incompatible

/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/ adjective

In Latin: dissociābilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incompatible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

noun

An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
the incompatibles of iron
A consequent of a contrary.

Origin

Borrowed from French incompatible.

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