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   irregularity

   /ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlarɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being irregular: "there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale" Similar asymmetrylack of symmetrynon-uniformityunevennesscrookednesslopsidednesscontortiondeformityjaggednessraggednesscragginessindentationroughnessbumpinessunevennesscoarsenesslumpinessknobblinessrare:knobbinessinconsistencyunsteadinessunevennessfitfulnesspatchinesshaphazardnessinconstancyinstabilityvariabilitychangeablenessfluctuationunpunctualityunpredictabilityunreliabilityvolatilityficklenesscapricecasualnessdesultorinesstechnical:aperiodicityrare:erraticismintermittenceintermittencyimproprietyincorrectnesswrongdoingmisconductillegitimacydishonestycorruptionimmoralityunscrupulousnessunprofessionalisminappropriatenessunacceptabilityunseemlinessindecorousnessindiscretionindelicacyunorthodoxyunconventionalityinformal:shadinesscrookednessabnormalityunusualnessuncommonnessstrangenesswaywardnessoddnessunexpectednesssingularityatypicalityanomalyanomalousnessdeviationdivergenceaberrancyaberrationfreakishnesspeculiaritycuriousnesseccentricityidiosyncrasyquirkinessunorthodoxyOpposite regularitystraightnessregularitysmoothnessregularitysteadinesscorrectness
   • ▪ a thing that is irregular in form or nature: "irregularities of the heartbeat" Similar bumplumpbulgehumpknobknotprojectionprominenceeminenceridgeprotuberancekinkholehollowpitcraterdepressiondipindentationtroughdentdintgapspacebreakcrackchinkfissurecrannyinformal:sticky-out bitrare:concavityfluctuationflutterwaverflickerfalterquivertremortremblehiccupimproprietyincorrectnesswrongdoingmisconductillegitimacydishonestycorruptionimmoralityunscrupulousnessunprofessionalisminappropriatenessunacceptabilityunseemlinessindecorousnessindiscretionindelicacyunorthodoxyunconventionalityinformal:shadinesscrookednessOpposite correctness

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular).

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   IRREGULARITY definition: 1. the quality of not being regular in shape or form, or an example of this: 2. something that is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of IRREGULARITY is something that is irregular (such as improper or dishonest conduct). How to use irregularity in a sentence.

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   Definition of irregularity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] an activity or a practice that is not according to the usual rules, or not normal. Investigators found no evidence of financial irregularity. Irregularities occur when there is no central control. Want to learn more?

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   Irregularity definition: the quality or state of being irregular. . See examples of IRREGULARITY used in a sentence.

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   The quality or state of being irregular. Something irregular. Found the firm's books riddled with irregularities. Constipation. (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary. An irregularity of surface. (countable) A violation of rules.

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   3 meanings: 1. the state or quality of being irregular 2. something irregular, such as a bump in a smooth surface 3. a breach.... Click for more definitions.

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   Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use irregularity in a sentence When the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident.

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    Define irregularity. irregularity synonyms, irregularity pronunciation, irregularity translation, English dictionary definition of irregularity. n. pl. ir·reg·u·lar·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being irregular. 2. Something irregular: found the firm's books riddled with irregularities.

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    irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis synonyms: constipation see more see less