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[ dih-shev -uh ld ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈʃɛv əld / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
untidy; disarranged: a disheveled appearance.
Also especially British , di·shev·elled .
Origin of disheveled 1375–1425; late Middle English
discheveled <Old French
deschevele, past participle of
descheveler to dishevel the hair, equivalent to
des- dis-
1 +
-cheveler, derivative of
chevel a hair <Latin
capillus SYNONYMS FOR disheveled 2 rumpled, messy, slovenly, sloppy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM disheveled un·di·shev·eled, adjective Words nearby disheveled dished, dishelm, disherison, disherit, dishevel, disheveled , dishevelled, dishful, dish gravy, dish night, dishonest
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A filthy scramble left him smeared and disheveled on the summit.
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The stage-door burst open and a crowd of congratulatory friends burst in and gathered around the disheveled actors and committee.
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She was untidy, too, and her whole appearance might best be described by the word "disheveled ."
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If he could have seen himself in a glass he would have seen that he was already wide-mouthed and disheveled .
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Carnally turned back into the store and sat down on a barrel, hot, disheveled , and generally the worse for wear.
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Words related to disheveled messy, bedraggled, rumpled, disordered, dirty, tousled, unbuttoned, disarrayed, unzipped, disarranged, ruffled, beat up, frowzy, grubby, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, untidy, mussy, blowzy