Irregularizing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of altering a pattern or form to become uneven or less orderly
2. Changing a smooth or regular condition into an uneven or inconsistent state
3. Modifying something so that it no longer follows a uniform or predictable pattern

Etymology: "Irregularizing" is the present participle of "irregularize," which is built from "irregular" and the suffix "-ize." The base word goes back to Latin "irregularis," formed from "in-" (not) and "regularis" (regular, from "regula," a rule or straight rod). So the core idea is simply "not following a rule." The suffix "-ize" comes from Greek "-izein," used to form verbs meaning to make or to cause to become something. Attaching it to "irregular" gives the sense of actively making something uneven or less orderly, which is exactly what the word describes: a pattern being pushed out of its regular shape.

Synonyms: disturbing, disrupting, altering, unsettling, modifying

Antonyms: regularizing, normalizing, stabilizing, systematizing, organizing