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disheveled
[ dih-shev-uhld ]
/ dÉȘËÊÉv Éld /
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adjective
hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
untidy; disarranged: a disheveled appearance.
OTHER WORDS FOR disheveled
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also especially British, di·shev·elled .
Origin of disheveled
1375â1425; late Middle English discheveled<Old French deschevele, past participle of descheveler to dishevel the hair, equivalent to des-dis-1 + -cheveler, derivative of chevel a hair <Latin capillus
OTHER WORDS FROM disheveled
un·di·shev·eled, adjectiveWords nearby disheveled
dished, dishelm, disherison, disherit, dishevel, disheveled, dishevelled, dishful, dish gravy, dish night, dishonest
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