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dishevelled.

Of a person, with the hair uncombed.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈʃɛvəld//dɪsˈʃɛvəld/
  1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed.

  2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

    broadly · figuratively
Where this word 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.

verb/dɪˈʃɛvəld//dɪsˈʃɛvəld/
  1. simple past and past participle of dishevel

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word 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.

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