irrespective

[ ir-i-spek-tiv ]

adjective

1. without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of ):

   Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.

irrespective

/ ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv /

adjective

1. irrespective of
   preposition without taking account of; regardless of

adverb

1. informal.
   regardless; without due consideration

   he carried on with his plan irrespective

Derived Forms

• ˌirreˈspectively, adverb

Other Words From

• irre·spective·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrespective¹

First recorded in 1630–40; ir- ² + respective

Example Sentences

The urban centres were meant to be the melting pots where people could live together, irrespective of their differences.

From BBC

They also found 35% of the subjects had high levels of loneliness and that lonely students were more likely to have trouble sleeping than less-lonely students irrespective of screen time.

From Science Daily

Some food and drink brands are already creating advertising that doesn't feature their products, both on TV and on social media, irrespective of any ban.

From BBC

"I hope I'm setting an example to other parents who should equally love their child - irrespective of gender or anything."

From BBC

The researchers demonstrated that adjusting the light intensity results in high computational performance in time-series data processing tasks, irrespective of the input light pulse width.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• heedless
• inattentive
• regardless