to dishevel
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8.1
- verb
- /dɪˈʃɛvəl/
:
despeinar
- The strong wind disheveled her hair as she walked along the beach.
- disheveled hair
Examples
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She reached up to dishevel her son's messy hair before he left for school.
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Her mother's hair was disheveled, her eyes were wild, but worst of all was the way her purple lipstick ran over her face.
Fiction book (1991) -
His thinning hair was disheveled, and he looked as if he had fallen asleep in his suit.
Fiction book (1991) -
He's a complete wreck, clothes disheveled, rings under his eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then she clasped her hands around his neck, careful not to dishevel his precisely combed dark blond hair.
Fiction book (1992) -
David Storey looked out through the opening, his hair disheveled, his eyes showing exhaustion.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many news reports have described Wheeler as appearing "disoriented" and "disheveled" on the surveillance video.
Blog text (19) -
Door opens to reveal Jerry Maguire with a brown bag, a shoulder bag, disheveled hair, and sunglasses.
Fiction book (1996) -
She had been disheveled and dressed in rags, wandering near the spot at which she had disappeared.
Fiction book (1992) -
Susan Cole arrived for jury selection in June 2011 looking purposefully disheveled, wearing curlers in her hair and mismatched shoes, according to an affidavit obtained by the Denver Post.
Blog text (15)
Synonyms
248
1.0
To make something untidy or dirty
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3.0
To make something untidy, dirty, or not in the right place
46
3.7
To twist things together so they are hard to pull apart
7
5.5
To make something untidy or not in its usual order
1
7.6
To make something messy, especially hair, by moving it with your hands
To make hair, clothes, or papers untidy by moving them
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dishevel comes from old French parts dis- and chevel, where chevel means 'hair'. It once meant to let the hair loose, so dishevel now means to make hair, clothes, or your look messy.