DISHEVEL


Meaning of DISHEVEL in English

də̇ˈshevəl transitive verb

( disheveled or dishevelled ; disheveled or dishevelled ; disheveling or dishevelling -v(ə)liŋ ; dishevels )

Etymology: back-formation from disheveled

1. : to let (as the hair) hang loosely or in disorder

2. : to cause disarray in (as a person)

the wind tugged at and disheveled her

like the fair flower disheveled in the wind — William Cowper

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