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dishevel
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di·shev·el

transitive verb \di-ˈshev-əl\
di·shev·eled or di·shev·elleddi·shev·el·ing or di·shev·el·ling \-ˈshe-v(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of DISHEVEL

: to throw into disorder or disarray
— di·shev·el·ment \-ˈshev-əl-mənt\ noun

Examples of DISHEVEL

  1. <decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind>

Origin of DISHEVEL

back-formation from disheveled
First Known Use: 1598

Related to DISHEVEL

Synonyms
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorder, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Antonyms
arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Rhymes with DISHEVEL

A level, bedevil, bi-level, daredevil, dust devil, go-devil, high-level, low-level, O level, S level, sea level, split-level

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