düzensiz

Düzensiz is a Turkish adjective meaning irregular or disorderly. It describes things that lack order, regularity, or standard form, such as schedules, behavior, processes, or patterns. The word is formed from the noun düzen (order, arrangement) with the suffix -siz (without). The nuance is a sense of unpredictability or inconsistency.

In everyday usage, düzensiz can refer to people’s habits, routines, or environments that are not organized. For example, düzensiz bir program means an irregular or unstable schedule; düzensiz davranışlar refers to disorderly or unruly behavior; düzensiz bir diyet can describe an inconsistent diet. It also often characterizes systems, records, or workflows that do not follow a fixed rule.

In linguistics, düzensiz denotes irregularities in word formation or conjugation. The term düzensiz fiil (irregular verb) describes verbs that do not conform to standard Turkish conjugation patterns. The concept covers various irregularities, including root changes and irregular suffixation. The related verb düzensizleşmek means “to become irregular,” and düzensizleşme refers to the process of becoming irregular or the phenomenon itself.

Düzensiz is contrasted with düzenli (regular, orderly). The word appears across contexts such as education, administration, and everyday speech to indicate lack of order or nonconformity. Related terms include düzensizlik (disorder, irregularity) and related adjectives describing varying degrees of order or disorder.