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adjective
1.
hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
2.
untidy; disarranged: a disheveled appearance.
Also, especially British, di·shev·elled.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
un·di·shev·eled, adjective
Synonyms
2. rumpled, messy, slovenly, sloppy.
2. rumpled, messy, slovenly, sloppy.
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Example Sentences
- People look tired, disheveled, but generally excited.
- Scrawny and disheveled in January, she has put on weight and looks neat, her hair in black ribbons and braids.
- He looked disheveled, underweight, and could not tell them what year it was.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.
1.
to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
2.
to cause untidiness and disarray in: The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.
Origin:
1590–1600; back formation from disheveled
1590–1600; back formation from disheveled
Related forms
di·shev·el·ment, noun
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | disheveled1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | messed up or disarrayed, esp. the hair; untidy |
| Etymology: | Old French descheveler 'to disarrange the hair' |
| Usage: | also dishevelled |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dishevel
late 14c., from O.Fr. deschevele, pp. of descheveler "to disarrange the hair," from des- "apart" + chevel "hair," from L. capillus "hair."
EXPANDdisheveled
also dishevelled, mid-15c., pp. adj. from dishevel; originally "without dressed hair;" general sense of "with disordered dress" is from 1610s.
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