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English noun: irregularity | |||
| 1. | irregularity (act) behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | ||
| Synonyms | abnormality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deviance, deviation | ||
| 2. | irregularity (attribute) not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals | ||
| Synonyms | unregularity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fitfulness, fluctuation, haphazardness, inhomogeneity, intermittence, intermittency, jerkiness, noise, randomness, stochasticity, unevenness, unsteadiness, variability, wavering | ||
| Antonyms | regularity | ||
| 3. | irregularity (attribute) an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern | ||
| Synonyms | geometrical irregularity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance | ||
| 4. | irregularity (state) irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | ||
| Synonyms | constipation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dyschezia, fecal impaction, obstipation | ||
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