Irregularity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unregularity abnormality geometrical irregularity constipation

Antonyms

regularity

Word Forms

abnormal	adjective	not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
irregular	adjective	deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
constipate	verb	cause to be constipated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unregelmäßigkeit

Verhalten, das gegen die Regel, die Etikette, die Sitte oder die Moral verstößt

🇫🇷French

irrégularité

comportement qui enfreint la règle, l'étiquette, la coutume ou la moralité

🇪🇸Spanish

irregularidad

Comportamiento que viola la regla, la etiqueta, la costumbre o la moralidad.

🇮🇹Italian

irregolarità

comportamento che viola la regola, l’etichetta, la consuetudine o la moralità

🇳🇱Dutch

onregelmatigheid

gedrag dat in strijd is met de regel, de etiquette, de gewoonte of de moraal

🇵🇹Portuguese

irregularidade

comportamento que viola a regra ou etiqueta ou costume ou moralidade

🇷🇺Russian

неправильность

поведение, которое нарушает правила, этикет, обычаи или мораль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनियमितता

ऐसा व्यवहार जो नियम या शिष्टाचार या रीति-रिवाज या नैतिकता का उल्लंघन करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিয়ম

আচরণ যা নিয়ম বা শিষ্টাচার বা প্রথা বা নৈতিকতা লঙ্ঘন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்கின்மை

விதி அல்லது ஆசாரம் அல்லது வழக்கம் அல்லது ஒழுக்கத்தை மீறும் நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

అక్రమము

నియమం లేదా మర్యాదలు లేదా ఆచారం లేదా నైతికతను ఉల్లంఘించే ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

अनियमितता

नियम किंवा शिष्टाचार किंवा प्रथा किंवा नैतिकतेचे उल्लंघन करणारे वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિયમિતતા

વર્તન કે જે નિયમ અથવા શિષ્ટાચાર અથવા રિવાજ અથવા નૈતિકતાનો ભંગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕ್ರಮ

ನಿಯಮ ಅಥವಾ ಶಿಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಪದ್ಧತಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸುವ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമക്കേട്

ചട്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മര്യാദകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആചാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാർമ്മികത എന്നിവ ലംഘിക്കുന്ന പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਿਯਮੀ

ਵਿਹਾਰ ਜੋ ਨਿਯਮ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਵਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے قاعدگی

ایسا سلوک جو اصول یا آداب یا رسم و رواج یا اخلاقیات کی خلاف ورزی کرتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不规则性

违反规则、礼仪、习俗或道德的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

不規則性

ルール、エチケット、慣習、道徳に違反する行為

🇰🇷Korean

불규칙

규칙이나 예절, 관습이나 도덕을 위반하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất thường

hành vi vi phạm quy tắc hoặc nghi thức hoặc phong tục hoặc đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดปกติ

พฤติกรรมที่ฝ่าฝืนกฎเกณฑ์หรือมารยาทหรือประเพณีหรือศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakteraturan

perilaku yang melanggar aturan atau etiket atau adat istiadat atau moralitas

🇵🇭Filipino

iregularidad

pag-uugali na lumalabag sa tuntunin o etiketa o kaugalian o moralidad

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakteraturan

tingkah laku yang melanggar peraturan atau etika atau adat atau moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم انتظام

السلوك المخالف للقاعدة أو الآداب أو العرف أو الأخلاق

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظمی

رفتاری که ناقض قاعده یا آداب یا عرف یا اخلاق باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

düzensizlik

Kuralları veya görgü kurallarını veya gelenek veya ahlakı ihlal eden davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיגָה

התנהגות המפרה את הכלל או הנימוס או המנהג או המוסר

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