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uncongeniality

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con⋅gen⋅ial

  [kuhn-jeen-yuhl]
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–adjective
1. agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
2. suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible: a congenial couple.
Origin:
1615–25; < L con- con- + geni(us) genius + -al 1

Related forms:
con⋅ge⋅ni⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [kuhn-jee-nee-al-i-tee] , con⋅gen⋅ial⋅ness, noun
con⋅gen⋅ial⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. favorable, pleasant, complaisant, sympathetic.

Antonyms:
1, 2. disagreeable.
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un·con·gen·ial   (ŭn'kən-jēn'yəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.

  2. Not appropriate; unsuitable.

  3. Not pleasing; disagreeable.

un'con·ge'ni·al'ity (-jē'nē-āl'ĭ-tē) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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