Meaning & use

irregularity

noun·Academic

Something that deviates from what is standard, expected, or evenly patterned.

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Auditors discovered several irregularities in the company's financial records last quarter.

The doctor noted a slight irregularity in the patient's heartbeat.

A note on using this word

Irregularity is often used in formal or technical contexts, such as finance, medicine, or grammar, to describe deviations from a norm.

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Words with an opposite meaning

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