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   ir·reg·u·lar·i·ty

   /ˌi(r)ˌreɡyəˈlerədē/

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being irregular: "there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale" Similar asymmetrylack of symmetrynonuniformityunevennesscrookednesslopsidednesscontortiondeformityjaggednessraggednesscragginessindentationroughnessbumpinessunevennesscoarsenesslumpinessknobblinessrare: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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   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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   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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   Irregularity definition: the quality or state of being irregular. . See examples of IRREGULARITY used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIRREGULARITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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 meaning: 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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   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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   noun. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals. synonyms: unregularity. see more. noun. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis. synonyms: constipation. see more. noun. an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern.

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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.

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    How to use . irregularity in a sentence When the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident. Whistleblowers Are Weird | Megan McArdle | June 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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    /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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.