/di shev"euhld/ , adj.
1. hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
2. untidy; disarranged: a disheveled appearance.
Also, esp. Brit., dishevelled .
[ 1375-1425; late ME discheveled deschevele, ptp. of descheveler to dishevel the hair, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + -cheveler, deriv. of chevel a hair capillus ]
Syn. 2. rumpled, messy, slovenly, sloppy.