- a variation of disheveled.
dishevelled
Britishadjective
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(esp of hair) hanging loosely
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(of general appearance) unkempt; untidy
Etymology
Origin of dishevelled
C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis- 1 + chevel hair, from Latin capillus
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On Friday, he flipped his Range Rover on a quiet residential street on Florida's Jupiter Island and the world was treated to another dishevelled mugshot of one of sport's most famous faces.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Alison said the men made it to the villa in a dishevelled state.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Cabin manager co-workers later found him at the bottom of the stairs "dishevelled, pale, sweaty and erratic".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
He says that John was dishevelled and confused: "He was just abandoned. He hardly went out of that room and it was in a terrible state."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Ithilien, the garden of Gondor now desolate kept still a dishevelled dryad loveliness.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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