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(di s̸hev′əl)

transitive verb disheveled or dishevelled, disheveling or dishevelling

to cause (hair, clothing, etc.) to become disarranged and untidy, as by pulling or loosening, etc.; tousle or rumple
to cause the hair or clothes of (a person) to become thus disarranged

Origin: back-form. < disheveled

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dishevelment noun

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transitive verb di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled, di·shev·el·ing or di·shev·el·ling, di·shev·els

a. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
b. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
To throw into disorder.

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Origin: Back-formation from disheveled

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di·shevˈel·ment noun

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