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

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   noun. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals. synonyms: unregularity. see more. antonyms: regularity. the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate. types: inhomogeneity.

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   noun. /ɪˌreɡjəˈlærəti/. /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.

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   How to use . irregularity in a sentenceWhen the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident.

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    (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary. An irregularity of surface. Wiktionary. (countable) A violation of rules. Wiktionary. Synonyms: infringement. violation. breach. laxity. looseness. rarity. eccentricity. innovation. unconformity. allowance.