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disheveled

adjective

di·​shev·​eled di-ˈshev-əld How to pronounce disheveled (audio)
variants or dishevelled
: marked by disorder or disarray
disheveled hair

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Disheveled comes from Middle English discheveled, meaning "bareheaded" or "with disordered hair." That word is partially based on Anglo-French deschevelé, a combination of the prefix des- ("dis-") and chevoil ("hair"). In English, disheveled describes things other than hair that have a messy or untidy appearance.

Example Sentences

His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance. They looked dirty and disheveled.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, partial translation of Anglo-French deschevelé, from des- dis- + chevoil hair, from Latin capillus

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disheveled was in 1583

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