English Explanatory Dictionary

dishevelled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
  2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of dishevel

Pronunciation

/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dishevelled.wav

Word forms

dishevelled more dishevelled most dishevelled disheveled

Etymology

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

Synonyms

messy scraggly tousled unkempt untidy slovenly

Derived words

dishevelledly shevelled undishevelled
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