dishevel
verb
di·shev·el di-ˈshev-əl 
disheveled or dishevelled; disheveling or dishevelling di-ˈshe-v(ə-)liŋ
transitive verb
: to throw into disorder or disarray
dishevelment
di-ˈshev-əl-mənt
noun 
Synonyms
- confuse
- derange
- disarrange
- disarray
- discompose
- disjoint
- dislocate
- disorder
- disorganize
- disrupt
- disturb
- hash
- jumble
- mess (up)
- mix (up)
- muddle
- muss
- rumple
- scramble
- shuffle
- tousle
- tumble
- upset
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind
Recent Examples on the Web The unit was disheveled with furniture moved about and items on the floor. 
cleveland, 18 Apr. 2020 His light-gray suit is dishevelled, his tie undone. Anthony Veasna So, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2020 That’s the burden carried by Bachmann, played by Hoffman as a dissolute, disheveled, crushed soul who still gives his all to his exacting, dangerous work. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Nov. 2019 Police observed the girl to have disheveled hair, a red bruise on her side and a patterned injury on her leg. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2019 The unit was disheveled, with feces, either from the dog or a human, seen throughout the floor. cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019 The third trailer had a broken lock and its interior was disheveled. cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019 Officers whisked in one person after another to stand before the judge; all of them had been arrested within the past twenty-four hours, and all appeared dishevelled and exhausted. Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019 There were quite a few slightly disheveled looking folks walking around holding these crazy red or blue drinks that came in what looked like a small fishbowl. Tom Reardon, azcentral, 4 Aug. 2019 See More
cleveland, 18 Apr. 2020 His light-gray suit is dishevelled, his tie undone. Anthony Veasna So, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2020 That’s the burden carried by Bachmann, played by Hoffman as a dissolute, disheveled, crushed soul who still gives his all to his exacting, dangerous work. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Nov. 2019 Police observed the girl to have disheveled hair, a red bruise on her side and a patterned injury on her leg. Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2019 The unit was disheveled, with feces, either from the dog or a human, seen throughout the floor. cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019 The third trailer had a broken lock and its interior was disheveled. cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019 Officers whisked in one person after another to stand before the judge; all of them had been arrested within the past twenty-four hours, and all appeared dishevelled and exhausted. Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019 There were quite a few slightly disheveled looking folks walking around holding these crazy red or blue drinks that came in what looked like a small fishbowl. Tom Reardon, azcentral, 4 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
back-formation from disheveled
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
dishevel
verb
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disrupt
- disorder
- tousle
- disarrange
- disturb
- disarray
- shuffle
- muss
- disorganize
- confuse
- jumble
- derange
- rumple
- discompose
- muddle
- tangle
- disjoint
- snarl
- dislocate
- upset
- hash
- scramble
- tumble
- unsettle
- clutter
- embroil
- perturb
- entangle
- mix (up)
- agitate
- mess (up)
- stir (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- regulate
- order
- arrange
- tidy
- dispose
- organize
- line up
- array
- line
- straighten (up)
- range
- align
- aline
- marshal
- classify
- adjust
- systematize
- queue
- marshall
- codify
- make up
- groom
- fix
- spruce (up)
- draw up
- systemize
- methodize
- unscramble