irregularity

Meaning

1. (countable) An instance of being irregular.
2. (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
3. (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.
4. (countable) A violation of rules.
5. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) Irregular bowel movement (e.g. diarrhea or constipation).

Synonyms

unevenness

disorder

abnormality

eccentricity

anomaly

constipation

impropriety

unregularity

confusion

oddity

lack of uniformity

discontinuity

dishonesty

derangement

anomalousness

geometrical irregularity

singularity

disorderliness

peculiarity

fitfulness

clutter

change

asperity

disarrangement

difference

bumpiness

disarray

deviation

discrepancy

inappropriateness

deviance

break

abnormity

desultoriness

freakishness

bigotry

departure

fault

default

balk

fortuitous

foul play

exception

illegality

error

impurity

crookedness

inconsistency

inconstancy

diversity

Translations

irrégularité

irregularidad

irregularidade

Unregelmäßigkeit

irregularitat

ανωμαλία

irregolarità

παρατυπία

Regelwidrigkeit

stitichezza

onregelmatigheid

costipazione

stipsi

Irregularität

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˌɹɛ.ɡjʊˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/

Etymology

From Middle French irrégularité, from Medieval Latin irregularitas. Morphologically irregular + -ity.