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

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   Jun 5, 2012 · 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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   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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   (ɪˌreɡjəˈlærɪti) noun Word forms: plural (for 2, 3) -ties. 1. the quality or state of being irregular. 2. something irregular. 3. a breach of rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc. 4. occasional mild constipation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   irregularity. noun. /ɪˌreɡjəˈlærəti/ (plural irregularities) [countable, uncountable] an activity or a practice that is not according to the usual rules, or not normal. alleged irregularities in the election campaign. Investigators found no evidence of financial irregularity. Irregularities occur when there is no central control.

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   something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface. unevenness in quality or performance. unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles. the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute. noun.

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    noun. irregularities. The quality or state of being irregular. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. Something irregular. Found the firm's books riddled with irregularities. American Heritage Medicine. Constipation. American Heritage Medicine. (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary. An irregularity of surface.

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    1. [noncount] : the quality or state of being irregular. the irregularity of his behavior. 2. [count] a : something that is irregular. an irregularity [=a raised or rough area] on the surface of the jewel. cardiac irregularities.