dishevelled

== English == === Alternative forms === disheveled === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈʃɛvəld/, /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ === Adjective === dishevelled (comparative more dishevelled, superlative most dishevelled) Of a person, with the hair uncombed. Synonyms: messy, scraggly, tousled, unkempt, untidy (figuratively, by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance. Synonyms: untidy, slovenly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dishevelled simple past and past participle of dishevel