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disheveled
adjective di·shev·eled
: not neat or tidy
Full Definition of DISHEVELED
: marked by disorder or disarray <disheveled hair>
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Variants of DISHEVELED
di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled
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Origin of DISHEVELED
Middle English discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, part translation of Anglo-French deschevelé, from des- dis- + chevoil hair, from Latin capillus
First Known Use: 1583
Related to DISHEVELED
- Synonyms
- chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, messy (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down
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disheveled
adjective di·shev·eled \di-ˈshe-vəld\
Definition of DISHEVELED for Kids
: messy 1 <disheveled hair>
Variants of DISHEVELED
di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled \di-ˈshe-vəld\
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