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dishevel

[ dih-shev-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

disheveled, disheveling or (especially British) dishevelled, dishevelling.
  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.



dishevel

/ »åɪˈʃɛ±¹É™±ô /

verb

  1. to disarrange (the hair or clothes) of (someone)
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Derived Forms

  • »å¾±Ëˆ²õ³ó±ð±¹±ð±ô³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±Â·²õ³ó±ð±¹î€½Ä±ô·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dishevel1

First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from disheveled
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dishevel1

C15: back formation from dishevelled
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Moments later, a frantic housekeeper rifles through the kitchen drawers, then returns to raise a heavy marble rolling pin over the disheveled and bloodied figure, who is by all appearances pleading for her life.

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We learn that this disheveled gangster has bona fide empathy.

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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.

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Buddy was seen at the Kings game looking rather disheveled, with what appeared to be an unlit cigarette in his mouth and drinking what appeared to be a beer.

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It’s fitting that a park known for its man-on-the-street ambush-type interviews and random impromptu performances is a breeding ground for this disheveled competition.

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