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dishevel
[ dih-shev-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
, di·shev·eled, di·shev·el·ing or (especially British) di·shev·elled, di·shev·el·ling.
- to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
- to cause untidiness and disarray in:
The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.
dishevel
/ dɪˈʃɛvəl /
verb
- to disarrange (the hair or clothes) of (someone)
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Derived Forms
- diˈshevelment, noun
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Other Words From
- di·shevel·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dishevel1
First recorded in 1590–1600; back formation from disheveled
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dishevel1
C15: back formation from dishevelled
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Example Sentences
I never can get them there girls of mine to dishevel themselves in time.
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Rich chaplets these were, that the winds might not dishevel their comely hair, and this is true i' faith.
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Men tear their garments; women dishevel their hair; all take off their ornaments, and disfigure their faces with ashes or clay.
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I find it clear and very clarifying, after the innumerable hours I have spent in trying to dishevel him.
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