Definition of irregularity in English:

irregularity

nounPlural irregularities ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlarɪtiəˌrɛɡjəˈlɛrədi

mass noun

1The state or quality of being irregular.
不规则；无规律；不平整；不规范
there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale
证据表明仍然有大量欺诈和违规现象存在。
the irregularity of his breathing
Example sentencesExamples
- In tidying up or polishing the former the roughness and irregularity of the latter is discarded like so much adventitious dross.
- Many projects have been listed and caught out, but they have not been involved in any irregularity or fraud.
- While some irregularity may be termed normal, it must be understood that frequent periods, heavy bleeding are not due to menopause.
- To date, however, there have been no formal complaints of irregularity apart from one where a child (not children) received a voters' pack.
- He pressed his body up against hers in a more intimate manner and she heard his every breathing irregularity.
- A council statement added: ‘One concerns a petty cash irregularity and the other concerns the use of council funds.’
- A total of 417 cases of this irregularity were noted - a small minority - but ‘a serious breach of regulations’.
- The service will notify passengers of flight delays and cancellations in case of flight irregularity.
- Our teacher believed in the traditional drill-style method, which in the case of Latin with it's absence of irregularity, was probably the best approach.
- Every irregularity, when detected, was termed as an ‘adjustment’ on account of expenses incurred for defence inspectors.
- A structure may be called fractal if it presents the same irregularity at all scales.
- ‘Sir Alex Ferguson received treatment in hospital following a routine check-up several months ago which revealed a minor heart irregularity,’ it said.
- Amateur boxing's ruling body said the Cuban protest was rejected because there was no evidence of serious irregularity.
- However there are a small number of allegations alleging electoral irregularity which still need further investigation and inquiries into these matters are continuing.
- He says: ‘What a farce when there is so much voting irregularity with postal voting.’
- A little bit of a holiday from myself, and a pleasant change of pace from the monotonous irregularity of shift work.
- If, theoretically, some irregularity is found and the process must begin again, let us hope that this happens sooner rather than later.
- I have been assured by my office that there was no irregularity in the process
- In their ruling yesterday, delivered by Lord Mance, the law lords found there were material irregularity and unfairness in the trial process and ruled against a retrial.
- All around us are towering, glowering peaks rising with perfect irregularity from the flat, green waters of the fjord.
Synonyms
asymmetry, lack of symmetry, non-uniformity, unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness, contortion, deformity, jaggedness, raggedness, cragginess, indentation
roughness, bumpiness, unevenness, coarseness
lumpiness, knobbliness
rare knobbiness
inconsistency, unsteadiness, unevenness, fitfulness, patchiness, haphazardness, inconstancy, instability, variability, changeableness, fluctuation, unpunctuality, unpredictability, unreliability, volatility, fickleness, caprice
casualness, desultoriness
technical aperiodicity
rare erraticism, intermittence, intermittency
abnormality, unusualness, uncommonness, strangeness, waywardness, oddness, unexpectedness, singularity, atypicality, anomaly, anomalousness, deviation, divergence, aberrancy, aberration, freakishness, peculiarity, curiousness, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirkiness, unorthodoxy
1. 1.1usually irregularitiescount noun A thing that is irregular in form or nature.
  不合规则的事；不正当行为
  irregularities of the heartbeat
  心律不齐。
  financial irregularities
  违规金融行为。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A detailed survey of power connections across the city may reveal many glaring irregularities.
  This protection was meant to be against investigations into alleged irregularities in the arms deal.
  Many irregularities happen during elections and genuine voters are often deprived of their right.
  Glencore has been named in connection with irregularities in the oil-for-food programme by the CIA.
  The hearings were viewed as test cases because of complaints about postal voting irregularities in other parts of the country.
  To the dismay of the people, Roh tried to defend all his relatives and aides implicated in irregularities.
  The fraud was uncovered when Morrogh called in Central Bank regulators after discovering irregularities.
  He declined to go into detail about the nature of the irregularities or to name companies allegedly involved.
  Barnes said directors began noticing financial irregularities in September.
  This was due to irregularities in the signing of union cards in the original organizing drive four years before.
  The court also wants the importance of immediately reporting any irregularities emphasised.
  The irregularities were uncovered during an investigation by the City Inspectorate last year.
  It was a mere ruling on irregularities and the unprocedural manner in which they were brought before the court.
  Gowda again alleged irregularities in work tendering and land acquisition.
  He denies all charges except those of financial irregularities.
  This is used to treat irregularities in the heartbeat and so is known as an antiarrythmic drug.
  Have any of you been reading about the huge amount of voter irregularities in this election?
  In a statement the council said the alleged irregularities concerned the disposal of waste through the depot over a number of years.
  The guilty verdicts against Berlusconi prove that there have been irregularities in his business activities.
  Thousands of lawyers from both sides were on standby in the event of any election day voting irregularities.
  Synonyms
  bump, lump, bulge, hump, knob, knot, projection, prominence, eminence, ridge, protuberance, kink
  hole, hollow, pit, crater, depression, dip, indentation, trough, dent, dint
  gap, space, break, crack, chink, fissure, cranny
  informal sticky-out bit
  rare concavity
  fluctuation, flutter, waver, flicker, falter, quiver, tremor, tremble, hiccup

Origin

Middle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular).

Rhymes

angularity, barbarity, bipolarity, charity, circularity, clarity, complementarity, familiarity, granularity, hilarity, insularity, jocularity, linearity, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, regularity, secularity, similarity, singularity, solidarity, subsidiarity, unitarity, vernacularity, vulgarity

Definition of irregularity in US English:

irregularity

nounəˌreɡyəˈlerədēəˌrɛɡjəˈlɛrədi

1The state or quality of being irregular.
不规则；无规律；不平整；不规范
there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale
证据表明仍然有大量欺诈和违规现象存在。
Example sentencesExamples
- To date, however, there have been no formal complaints of irregularity apart from one where a child (not children) received a voters' pack.
- Our teacher believed in the traditional drill-style method, which in the case of Latin with it's absence of irregularity, was probably the best approach.
- I have been assured by my office that there was no irregularity in the process
- The service will notify passengers of flight delays and cancellations in case of flight irregularity.
- A structure may be called fractal if it presents the same irregularity at all scales.
- Amateur boxing's ruling body said the Cuban protest was rejected because there was no evidence of serious irregularity.
- While some irregularity may be termed normal, it must be understood that frequent periods, heavy bleeding are not due to menopause.
- A total of 417 cases of this irregularity were noted - a small minority - but ‘a serious breach of regulations’.
- However there are a small number of allegations alleging electoral irregularity which still need further investigation and inquiries into these matters are continuing.
- If, theoretically, some irregularity is found and the process must begin again, let us hope that this happens sooner rather than later.
- A little bit of a holiday from myself, and a pleasant change of pace from the monotonous irregularity of shift work.
- Every irregularity, when detected, was termed as an ‘adjustment’ on account of expenses incurred for defence inspectors.
- In tidying up or polishing the former the roughness and irregularity of the latter is discarded like so much adventitious dross.
- He says: ‘What a farce when there is so much voting irregularity with postal voting.’
- He pressed his body up against hers in a more intimate manner and she heard his every breathing irregularity.
- Many projects have been listed and caught out, but they have not been involved in any irregularity or fraud.
- In their ruling yesterday, delivered by Lord Mance, the law lords found there were material irregularity and unfairness in the trial process and ruled against a retrial.
- All around us are towering, glowering peaks rising with perfect irregularity from the flat, green waters of the fjord.
- ‘Sir Alex Ferguson received treatment in hospital following a routine check-up several months ago which revealed a minor heart irregularity,’ it said.
- A council statement added: ‘One concerns a petty cash irregularity and the other concerns the use of council funds.’
Synonyms
asymmetry, lack of symmetry, non-uniformity, unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness, contortion, deformity, jaggedness, raggedness, cragginess, indentation
roughness, bumpiness, unevenness, coarseness
inconsistency, unsteadiness, unevenness, fitfulness, patchiness, haphazardness, inconstancy, instability, variability, changeableness, fluctuation, unpunctuality, unpredictability, unreliability, volatility, fickleness, caprice
impropriety, incorrectness, wrongdoing, misconduct, illegitimacy, dishonesty, corruption, immorality, unscrupulousness, unprofessionalism
abnormality, unusualness, uncommonness, strangeness, waywardness, oddness, unexpectedness, singularity, atypicality, anomaly, anomalousness, deviation, divergence, aberrancy, aberration, freakishness, peculiarity, curiousness, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirkiness, unorthodoxy
1. 1.1usually irregularities A thing that is irregular in form or nature.
  不合规则的事；不正当行为
  irregularities of the heartbeat
  心律不齐。
  financial irregularities
  违规金融行为。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The court also wants the importance of immediately reporting any irregularities emphasised.
  He denies all charges except those of financial irregularities.
  The guilty verdicts against Berlusconi prove that there have been irregularities in his business activities.
  This protection was meant to be against investigations into alleged irregularities in the arms deal.
  Barnes said directors began noticing financial irregularities in September.
  This was due to irregularities in the signing of union cards in the original organizing drive four years before.
  Have any of you been reading about the huge amount of voter irregularities in this election?
  The hearings were viewed as test cases because of complaints about postal voting irregularities in other parts of the country.
  Glencore has been named in connection with irregularities in the oil-for-food programme by the CIA.
  It was a mere ruling on irregularities and the unprocedural manner in which they were brought before the court.
  He declined to go into detail about the nature of the irregularities or to name companies allegedly involved.
  This is used to treat irregularities in the heartbeat and so is known as an antiarrythmic drug.
  A detailed survey of power connections across the city may reveal many glaring irregularities.
  Gowda again alleged irregularities in work tendering and land acquisition.
  Many irregularities happen during elections and genuine voters are often deprived of their right.
  Thousands of lawyers from both sides were on standby in the event of any election day voting irregularities.
  The fraud was uncovered when Morrogh called in Central Bank regulators after discovering irregularities.
  The irregularities were uncovered during an investigation by the City Inspectorate last year.
  To the dismay of the people, Roh tried to defend all his relatives and aides implicated in irregularities.
  In a statement the council said the alleged irregularities concerned the disposal of waste through the depot over a number of years.
  Synonyms
  bump, lump, bulge, hump, knob, knot, projection, prominence, eminence, ridge, protuberance, kink
  fluctuation, flutter, waver, flicker, falter, quiver, tremor, tremble, hiccup
  impropriety, incorrectness, wrongdoing, misconduct, illegitimacy, dishonesty, corruption, immorality, unscrupulousness, unprofessionalism

Origin

Middle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular).

单词	irregularity
释义	Definition of irregularity in English: irregularity nounPlural irregularities ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlarɪtiəˌrɛɡjəˈlɛrədi mass noun 1The state or quality of being irregular. 不规则；无规律；不平整；不规范 there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale 证据表明仍然有大量欺诈和违规现象存在。 the irregularity of his breathing Example sentencesExamples In tidying up or polishing the former the roughness and irregularity of the latter is discarded like so much adventitious dross. Many projects have been listed and caught out, but they have not been involved in any irregularity or fraud. While some irregularity may be termed normal, it must be understood that frequent periods, heavy bleeding are not due to menopause. To date, however, there have been no formal complaints of irregularity apart from one where a child (not children) received a voters' pack. He pressed his body up against hers in a more intimate manner and she heard his every breathing irregularity. A council statement added: ‘One concerns a petty cash irregularity and the other concerns the use of council funds.’ A total of 417 cases of this irregularity were noted - a small minority - but ‘a serious breach of regulations’. The service will notify passengers of flight delays and cancellations in case of flight irregularity. Our teacher believed in the traditional drill-style method, which in the case of Latin with it's absence of irregularity, was probably the best approach. Every irregularity, when detected, was termed as an ‘adjustment’ on account of expenses incurred for defence inspectors. A structure may be called fractal if it presents the same irregularity at all scales. ‘Sir Alex Ferguson received treatment in hospital following a routine check-up several months ago which revealed a minor heart irregularity,’ it said. Amateur boxing's ruling body said the Cuban protest was rejected because there was no evidence of serious irregularity. However there are a small number of allegations alleging electoral irregularity which still need further investigation and inquiries into these matters are continuing. He says: ‘What a farce when there is so much voting irregularity with postal voting.’ A little bit of a holiday from myself, and a pleasant change of pace from the monotonous irregularity of shift work. If, theoretically, some irregularity is found and the process must begin again, let us hope that this happens sooner rather than later. I have been assured by my office that there was no irregularity in the process In their ruling yesterday, delivered by Lord Mance, the law lords found there were material irregularity and unfairness in the trial process and ruled against a retrial. All around us are towering, glowering peaks rising with perfect irregularity from the flat, green waters of the fjord. Synonyms asymmetry, lack of symmetry, non-uniformity, unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness, contortion, deformity, jaggedness, raggedness, cragginess, indentation roughness, bumpiness, unevenness, coarseness lumpiness, knobbliness rare knobbiness inconsistency, unsteadiness, unevenness, fitfulness, patchiness, haphazardness, inconstancy, instability, variability, changeableness, fluctuation, unpunctuality, unpredictability, unreliability, volatility, fickleness, caprice casualness, desultoriness technical aperiodicity rare erraticism, intermittence, intermittency abnormality, unusualness, uncommonness, strangeness, waywardness, oddness, unexpectedness, singularity, atypicality, anomaly, anomalousness, deviation, divergence, aberrancy, aberration, freakishness, peculiarity, curiousness, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirkiness, unorthodoxy 1.1usually irregularitiescount noun A thing that is irregular in form or nature. 不合规则的事；不正当行为 irregularities of the heartbeat 心律不齐。 financial irregularities 违规金融行为。 Example sentencesExamples A detailed survey of power connections across the city may reveal many glaring irregularities. This protection was meant to be against investigations into alleged irregularities in the arms deal. Many irregularities happen during elections and genuine voters are often deprived of their right. Glencore has been named in connection with irregularities in the oil-for-food programme by the CIA. The hearings were viewed as test cases because of complaints about postal voting irregularities in other parts of the country. To the dismay of the people, Roh tried to defend all his relatives and aides implicated in irregularities. The fraud was uncovered when Morrogh called in Central Bank regulators after discovering irregularities. He declined to go into detail about the nature of the irregularities or to name companies allegedly involved. Barnes said directors began noticing financial irregularities in September. This was due to irregularities in the signing of union cards in the original organizing drive four years before. The court also wants the importance of immediately reporting any irregularities emphasised. The irregularities were uncovered during an investigation by the City Inspectorate last year. It was a mere ruling on irregularities and the unprocedural manner in which they were brought before the court. Gowda again alleged irregularities in work tendering and land acquisition. He denies all charges except those of financial irregularities. This is used to treat irregularities in the heartbeat and so is known as an antiarrythmic drug. Have any of you been reading about the huge amount of voter irregularities in this election? In a statement the council said the alleged irregularities concerned the disposal of waste through the depot over a number of years. The guilty verdicts against Berlusconi prove that there have been irregularities in his business activities. Thousands of lawyers from both sides were on standby in the event of any election day voting irregularities. Synonyms bump, lump, bulge, hump, knob, knot, projection, prominence, eminence, ridge, protuberance, kink hole, hollow, pit, crater, depression, dip, indentation, trough, dent, dint gap, space, break, crack, chink, fissure, cranny informal sticky-out bit rare concavity fluctuation, flutter, waver, flicker, falter, quiver, tremor, tremble, hiccup Origin Middle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular). Rhymes angularity, barbarity, bipolarity, charity, circularity, clarity, complementarity, familiarity, granularity, hilarity, insularity, jocularity, linearity, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, regularity, secularity, similarity, singularity, solidarity, subsidiarity, unitarity, vernacularity, vulgarity Definition of irregularity in US English: irregularity nounəˌreɡyəˈlerədēəˌrɛɡjəˈlɛrədi 1The state or quality of being irregular. 不规则；无规律；不平整；不规范 there is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale 证据表明仍然有大量欺诈和违规现象存在。 Example sentencesExamples To date, however, there have been no formal complaints of irregularity apart from one where a child (not children) received a voters' pack. Our teacher believed in the traditional drill-style method, which in the case of Latin with it's absence of irregularity, was probably the best approach. I have been assured by my office that there was no irregularity in the process The service will notify passengers of flight delays and cancellations in case of flight irregularity. A structure may be called fractal if it presents the same irregularity at all scales. Amateur boxing's ruling body said the Cuban protest was rejected because there was no evidence of serious irregularity. While some irregularity may be termed normal, it must be understood that frequent periods, heavy bleeding are not due to menopause. A total of 417 cases of this irregularity were noted - a small minority - but ‘a serious breach of regulations’. However there are a small number of allegations alleging electoral irregularity which still need further investigation and inquiries into these matters are continuing. If, theoretically, some irregularity is found and the process must begin again, let us hope that this happens sooner rather than later. A little bit of a holiday from myself, and a pleasant change of pace from the monotonous irregularity of shift work. Every irregularity, when detected, was termed as an ‘adjustment’ on account of expenses incurred for defence inspectors. In tidying up or polishing the former the roughness and irregularity of the latter is discarded like so much adventitious dross. He says: ‘What a farce when there is so much voting irregularity with postal voting.’ He pressed his body up against hers in a more intimate manner and she heard his every breathing irregularity. Many projects have been listed and caught out, but they have not been involved in any irregularity or fraud. In their ruling yesterday, delivered by Lord Mance, the law lords found there were material irregularity and unfairness in the trial process and ruled against a retrial. All around us are towering, glowering peaks rising with perfect irregularity from the flat, green waters of the fjord. ‘Sir Alex Ferguson received treatment in hospital following a routine check-up several months ago which revealed a minor heart irregularity,’ it said. A council statement added: ‘One concerns a petty cash irregularity and the other concerns the use of council funds.’ Synonyms asymmetry, lack of symmetry, non-uniformity, unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness, contortion, deformity, jaggedness, raggedness, cragginess, indentation roughness, bumpiness, unevenness, coarseness inconsistency, unsteadiness, unevenness, fitfulness, patchiness, haphazardness, inconstancy, instability, variability, changeableness, fluctuation, unpunctuality, unpredictability, unreliability, volatility, fickleness, caprice impropriety, incorrectness, wrongdoing, misconduct, illegitimacy, dishonesty, corruption, immorality, unscrupulousness, unprofessionalism abnormality, unusualness, uncommonness, strangeness, waywardness, oddness, unexpectedness, singularity, atypicality, anomaly, anomalousness, deviation, divergence, aberrancy, aberration, freakishness, peculiarity, curiousness, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirkiness, unorthodoxy 1.1usually irregularities A thing that is irregular in form or nature. 不合规则的事；不正当行为 irregularities of the heartbeat 心律不齐。 financial irregularities 违规金融行为。 Example sentencesExamples The court also wants the importance of immediately reporting any irregularities emphasised. He denies all charges except those of financial irregularities. The guilty verdicts against Berlusconi prove that there have been irregularities in his business activities. This protection was meant to be against investigations into alleged irregularities in the arms deal. Barnes said directors began noticing financial irregularities in September. This was due to irregularities in the signing of union cards in the original organizing drive four years before. Have any of you been reading about the huge amount of voter irregularities in this election? The hearings were viewed as test cases because of complaints about postal voting irregularities in other parts of the country. Glencore has been named in connection with irregularities in the oil-for-food programme by the CIA. It was a mere ruling on irregularities and the unprocedural manner in which they were brought before the court. He declined to go into detail about the nature of the irregularities or to name companies allegedly involved. This is used to treat irregularities in the heartbeat and so is known as an antiarrythmic drug. A detailed survey of power connections across the city may reveal many glaring irregularities. Gowda again alleged irregularities in work tendering and land acquisition. Many irregularities happen during elections and genuine voters are often deprived of their right. Thousands of lawyers from both sides were on standby in the event of any election day voting irregularities. The fraud was uncovered when Morrogh called in Central Bank regulators after discovering irregularities. The irregularities were uncovered during an investigation by the City Inspectorate last year. To the dismay of the people, Roh tried to defend all his relatives and aides implicated in irregularities. In a statement the council said the alleged irregularities concerned the disposal of waste through the depot over a number of years. Synonyms bump, lump, bulge, hump, knob, knot, projection, prominence, eminence, ridge, protuberance, kink fluctuation, flutter, waver, flicker, falter, quiver, tremor, tremble, hiccup impropriety, incorrectness, wrongdoing, misconduct, illegitimacy, dishonesty, corruption, immorality, unscrupulousness, unprofessionalism Origin Middle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular).
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