disheveled
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əld 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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verb (used with object), di·shev·eled, di·shev·el·ing or (especially British) di·shev·elled, di·shev·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.
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dishevel (dɪˈʃɛvəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| to disarrange (the hair or clothes) of (someone) | |
| [C15: back formation from | |
| di'shevelment | |
| —n | |
| dishevelled or (US) disheveled (dɪˈʃɛvəld) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of hair) hanging loosely |
| 2. | (of general appearance) unkempt; untidy |
| [C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- | |
| disheveled or (US) disheveled | |
| —adj | |
| [C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- | |
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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."
disheveled
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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Example sentences
Even in grainy black-and-white photographs, the temple of books looks awesome, if slightly disheveled.
Prisoners looking belligerent and wearing disheveled clothing.
What remains of their hair is as disheveled as their cramped offices.
But Utopia was never meant to exist on this disheveled planet.
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