disheveled
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6.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈʃɛvəld/
:
desaliñado
- After a long night, he arrived at the meeting looking quite disheveled, with his hair sticking up in every direction.
- looked disheveled
- disheveled hair
- disheveled appearance
The next one, George looks like a dishevelled Chris, MD.
- The next one, George looks like a dishevelled Chris, MD.
- Maybe your house and living situation, maybe your car and how disheveled it is.
- And our place is like utterly disheveled.
- A person you encounter is on the sidewalk, disheveled, unkempt, and clearly doesn't have a consistent home.
- OK, I'll see you guys in my next blog and hopefully I don't look so our favourite word dishevelled.
Examples
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Seidman is struck by the mess in the office and Andrew's disheveled appearance.
Fiction book (1993) -
- She looked a bit disheveled.
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Your hair is just a bit disheveled.
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Students commented, "Yoga helps me calm down when I am upset or disheveled."
Academic text (2015) -
The doors open and a wet, disheveled, and frantic Ted steps out.
Fiction book (1995) -
Henry smoothed back her long, disheveled hair with a gentle hand.
Fiction book (1991) -
His hair was disheveled, and he looked like he hadn't shaved in a week.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ted enters the room, somewhat disheveled from his encounter with Sigfried.
Fiction book (1995) -
And there was Ylith, appearing from nowhere, looking disheveled, with smoke coming out of the end of her broom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tourists, apparently, looking admiringly at a disheveled, youngish man, lanky and a little underweight.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
233
1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
38
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
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3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
13
5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
12
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
11
4.2
Not smooth or neat because it has many small creases
11
1.0
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
9
1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
7
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
5
5.3
Hair that looks messy after sleep or wind
4
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
4
4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
1
7.3
In a confused, messy way with no order
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7.0
Slightly creased and untidy, often for clothes or bed covers
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
Very untidy so hair and clothes look messy
Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places
Not in order and untidy after being moved
Not neat or in order
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
Wearing clothes that look messy or not right for the occasion
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disheveled comes from old French parts: dis- meaning 'not' and chevel (from cheveu) meaning 'hair', so it originally meant hair that was 'not in order'. That's why today disheveled describes a person or place that looks messy or untidy.