— dishevelment , n.
/di shev"euhl/ , v.t., disheveled, disheveling or ( esp. Brit. ) 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.
[ 1590-1600; back formation from DISHEVELED ]