dishevelled

di·shev·el  (d-shvl)

tr.v. di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled, di·shev·el·ing or di·shev·el·ling, di·shev·els

1.

a. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.

b. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.

2. To throw into disorder.

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[Back-formation from disheveled.]

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di·shevel·ment n.

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dishevelled [dɪˈʃɛv^əld]

adj

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (esp of hair) hanging loosely

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (of general appearance) unkempt; untidy

[C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis-¹ + chevel hair, from Latin capillus]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dishevelled - 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 disheveled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"

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dishevelled U.S. disheveled untidy

adjective disordered, messy, ruffled, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, hanging loose, blowsy, uncombed, disarranged, disarrayed, frowzy She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled.
smart, trim, neat, tidy, chic, spruce, dapper, well-groomed, spick-and-span, soigné or soignée

Translations

dishevelled disheveled (US) [dɪˈʃevəld] ADJ [hair] → despeinado; [clothes] → desarreglado, desaliñado

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dishevelled [dɪˈʃɛv^əld] disheveled (US) adj [person, appearance] → débraillé(e); [hair] → ébouriffé(e); [clothes] → en désordre

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dishevelled, (US) disheveled

adj → unordentlich; hair → zerzaust; person, appearance → ungepflegt; to be in a dishevelled state → ziemlich mitgenommen aussehen

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dishevelled disheveled (Am) [dɪˈʃɛvəld] adj (hair) → arruffato/a; (clothes) → tutto/a in disordine

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dishevelled disheveled (Am) [dɪˈʃɛvəld] adj (hair) → arruffato/a; (clothes) → tutto/a in disordine

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dishevelled

adj dishevelled, disheveled [diʃevəld]

untidy She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled. deurmekaar, verslons, verfomfaai شَعِثُ الشَّعْر، غَيْر مُرَتَّب الثِّياب разчорлен neuspořádaný, neupravený, rozcuchaný uordentlig zerzaust ατημέλητος despeinado, desarreglado, desaliñado korratu, sagris پریشان؛ نامرتب epäsiisti débraillé לֹא מְסוּדָר अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरे बालों वाला raščupan, raskuštran kócos tidak rapi úfinn; ósnyrtilegur trasandato, sciatto 乱れた 단정치 못한 susišiaušęs, netvarkingas izspūris; sapinkojies kusut slordig uflidd, sjusket, pjusket, uordentlig nieporządny desalinhado răvăşit неопрятный neupravený neurejen neuredan ovårdad, rufsig, okammad กระเซิง saçı başı birbirine karışmış, üstü başı perişan 散亂的 розпатланий, скуйовджений بکھرا ، برہم xộc xệch 散乱的