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Also Inflected form of dishevel

dishevelled

dis·he·vel·led

UK/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ US/dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ uncommon

adjective

1.

in disarray; extremely disorderly

  • “her clothing was disheveled”
  • “powder-smeared and frowzled”
  • “a rumpled unmade bed”
  • “a bed with tousled sheets”
  • “his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly” Al Spiers
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Origin

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.

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