dishevel
verb (used with object)
to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
dishevelment
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a word derived from
dishevel.
Example Sentences
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That level of dishevelment takes hours to achieve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
In a move that could easily be out of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson's sartorial playbook, Musk has gone for a hint of dishevelment on a serious and ceremonial day.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Unlike Roman, who slicks his hair back but often refuses to wear a tie, Greg can’t pull off snotty dishevelment.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2019
Even leaving aside the mystery of her pregnancy, Jones’s life is a reel of dishevelment that is only plausibly charming in an attractive person of a certain class in a remote and fictional setting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2016
They ran to the stands with their bright red shirts sticking out of their grass-stained pants in glorious dishevelment.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
