IRRESPECTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does irrespective mean? 

• IRRESPECTIVE (adverb)
  The adverb IRRESPECTIVE has 1 sense:

1. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

  Familiarity information: IRRESPECTIVE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRRESPECTIVE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

Synonyms:

disregarding; disregardless; irrespective; no matter; regardless

Context example:

he carried on regardless of the difficulties

 Context examples 

A woman who currently is pregnant or has been in the past, irrespective of the pregnancy outcome.

(Gravida, NCI Thesaurus)

Risk of stroke was 35% higher among those at high genetic risk compared with those at low genetic risk, irrespective of lifestyle.

(A healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk, irrespective of genetic risk, University of Cambridge)

Professor Ukena first discovered NPGL in chickens after noticing that growing birds grew larger irrespective of diet — suggesting there was more to energy metabolism than meets the eye.

(New Appetite Control Mechanism Found in Brain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A general term collectively applied to tumors associated with the APUD cell series irrespective of their specific identification.

(Neoplasm of the Diffuse Neuroendocrine System, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

These standards are supported for the whole population irrespective of height, race or ethnicity.

(Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

Irrespective of chronological age, hair greying indicates biological age and could be a warning sign of increased cardiovascular risk.

(Grey Hair Linked with Increased Heart Disease Risk in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

When the data were analysed by sex, the incidence of atrial fibrillation was lower among women than among men irrespective of intake, but the associations between higher chocolate intake and lower risk of heart flutter remained even after accounting for potentially influential factors.

(Eat Chocolate for Steady Heartbea, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The evidence suggested that the effect of promotion focus was stronger among men than women, but the authors say this is to be expected because previous research has shown that women have higher levels of nutritional involvement, irrespective of having a promotion focus.

(People with Positive Attitude More Likely to Eat Healthily, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of the pregnancy, irrespective of the duration or anatomic site of the pregnancy, due to any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.

(Maternal Mortality, NCI Thesaurus)