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dishevelled

(dɪʃevəld)

regional note: in AM, use disheveled

adjective

If you describe someone's hair, clothes, or appearance as dishevelled, you mean that it is very untidy.

She arrived flushed and dishevelled.

Synonyms: untidy, disordered, messy, ruffled More Synonyms of dishevelled

dishevelled in British English

or US disheveled (dɪˈʃɛvəld)

adjective

(esp of hair) hanging loosely

(of general appearance) unkempt; untidy

Word origin

C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis-1 + chevel hair, from Latin capillus

Examples of 'dishevelled' in a sentence
dishevelled

David was conscious of the bright, inquisitive eyes taking him in from head to foot, his dishevelled clothes, his clotted hair.At last the Lancastrian commanders emerged, haggard, dishevelled, a mass of wounds from head to toe.Smokes came down after a time, looking gaunt and dishevelled.

(adjective) in the sense of untidy

Definition

(of a person's hair, clothes, or general appearance) disordered and untidy

She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled.

Synonyms

untidy

Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap.

disordered

a disordered heap of mossy branches

messy

She has very messy hair.

ruffled

rumpled

bedraggled

a bedraggled group of journalists

unkempt

The child was unkempt and dirty.

tousled

a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket

hanging loose

blowsy

uncombed

disarranged

disarrayed

frowzy

daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit.

Opposites

smart

trim

neat

tidy

chic

spruce

dapper

well-groomed

spick-and-span

soigné or soignée

Seeunkempt

Synonyms of 'dishevelled'

dishevelled

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单词	dishevelled
释义	Trends of dishevelled View usage for: dishevelled (dɪʃevəld) regional note: in AM, use disheveled adjective If you describe someone's hair, clothes, or appearance as dishevelled, you mean that it is very untidy. She arrived flushed and dishevelled. Synonyms: untidy, disordered, messy, ruffled More Synonyms of dishevelled dishevelled in British English or US disheveled (dɪˈʃɛvəld) adjective 1. (esp of hair) hanging loosely 2. (of general appearance) unkempt; untidy Word origin C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis-1 + chevel hair, from Latin capillus Examples of 'dishevelled' in a sentence dishevelled David was conscious of the bright, inquisitive eyes taking him in from head to foot, his dishevelled clothes, his clotted hair. Meek, M R D A WORM OF DOUBT At last the Lancastrian commanders emerged, haggard, dishevelled, a mass of wounds from head to toe. Grace, C.L A SHRINE OF MURDERS Smokes came down after a time, looking gaunt and dishevelled. O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (adjective) in the sense of untidy Definition (of a person's hair, clothes, or general appearance) disordered and untidy She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled. Synonyms untidy Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap. disordered a disordered heap of mossy branches messy She has very messy hair. ruffled rumpled bedraggled a bedraggled group of journalists unkempt The child was unkempt and dirty. tousled a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket hanging loose blowsy uncombed disarranged disarrayed frowzy daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Opposites smart , trim , neat , tidy , chic , spruce , dapper , well-groomed , spick-and-span , soigné or soignée Seeunkempt Synonyms of 'dishevelled' dishevelled Explore 'dishevelled' in the dictionary
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