dishevel

di·shev·el

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

transitive verb

: 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

Related Words: embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutter

Near Antonyms: align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

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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