dishevelled
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dishevelled
- /dɪˈʃɛvəld/
- /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/
Where it comes from
From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.
adjective more dishevelled · most dishevelled · disheveled
- Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
- Disorderly or untidy in appearance. The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]
verb disheveled
- simple past and past participle of dishevel
Translations
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adj uncombed
| Español | chascón, despeinado, desgreñado, chascoso |
|---|---|
| Português | descabelado, desgrenhado, despenteado |
| Français | ébouriffé |
| Deutsch | ungekämmt, struppig, zerzaust, wuschelig, verwuschelt |
| Italiano | spettinato |
| Русский | непричёсанный nepričósannyj |
| العربية | أَشْعَث ʔašʕaṯ |
adj untidy in appearance
| Español | desaseado, descuidado, desordenado, desaliñado, malafacha |
|---|---|
| Português | descabelado, desgrenhado |
| Deutsch | unordentlich, ungepflegt, zerzaust, verwirrt |
| Ελληνικά | αχτένιστος achténistos |
| Русский | взъеро́шенный vzʺjeróšennyj, нечёсаный nečósanyj, всклоко́ченный vsklokóčennyj |
Talk about this word "dishevelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dishevelled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dishevelled. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dishevelled "dishevelled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dishevelled.Cite this
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title = {dishevelled},
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