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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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
The cast is universally strong, especially Herbers, who, with her warm eyes and her air of wary dishevelment, makes Kristen feel strange and a little dirty, as if she were burying enormous, chaotic emotions.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
At home, Mr. Johnson is seen as a deeply ambitious opportunist who masks his seriousness of purpose with a well-polished air of befuddled dishevelment and humorous nonchalance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
Kim, whose substantial paunch and perennial stubble lent him an air of cavalier dishevelment, occasionally spoke out against his family’s rule — and spoke favorably of openness and globalism — in interviews with Japanese media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2017
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
