incongruity
source sentence: "McGhee proposes that some incongruity (for example, something unexpected, absurd, inappropriate, or out of context) is usually the basis for humor."
context clues: formal definition clues, (syn.) dishonor, inappropriateness, (ant.) appropriate, pleasing
definition: the quality or condition of being inappropriate, unbecoming
original sentence: The elders found his dancing in the middle of the street very odd and full of incongruity.
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