di·shev·el \də̇ˈshevəl\transitive verb (disheveledordishevelled ; disheveledordishevelled ; dishevelingordishevelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; dishevels) Etymology: back-formation from disheveled 1.: to let (as the hair) hang loosely or in disorder 2.: to cause disarray in (as a person) < the wind tugged at and disheveled her > < like the fair flower disheveled in the wind — William Cowper >