Meaning & use
irregularity
Something that deviates from what is standard, expected, or evenly patterned.
See it in a sentence
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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