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Irregularity

The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.

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Asymmetry 76% connected

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Misbehavior 76% connected

Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.

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Misdeed 76% connected

An evil deed; a wicked action.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Symptom 76% connected

Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…

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Deviation 76% connected

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or…

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Fluctuation 76% connected

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.

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Intermittence 76% connected

Act or state of intermitting; intermission.

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Obstipation 76% connected

The act of stopping up, as a passage.

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Variability 76% connected

The quality or state of being variable; variableness.

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Wavering 76% connected

of Waver

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Irregular 74% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Irregular 74% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Abnormality 92% connected

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

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Constipation 92% connected

Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

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Regularity 94% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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Regularity 94% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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