disheveled
adjective
di·shev·eled
di-ˈshev-əld 
variants
or dishevelled
: marked by disorder or disarray
disheveled hair
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Disheveled comes from Middle English discheveled, meaning "bareheaded" or "with disordered hair." That word is partially based on Anglo-French deschevelé, a combination of the prefix des- ("dis-") and chevoil ("hair"). In English, disheveled describes things other than hair that have a messy or untidy appearance.
Examples of disheveled in a Sentence
His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance.
They looked dirty and disheveled.
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Cyrus’s disheveled appearance, moreover, was alarming enough that his son, Trace Cyrus, went public on social media with his concerns about his father’s well-being, the Daily Mail also reported.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Her emotional promo alongside a disheveled Bianca Belair was a peak into WWE’s next era of Black Cinema.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Featuring a disheveled fringe that stops just a few millimeters above the eyebrows, Jane Austen bangs are typically slightly rounded and can be worn either wavy, curly, or straight.
—Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
The trailer reveals that DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a wacky, disheveled revolutionary who’s trying to save his daughter.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Her emotional promo alongside a disheveled Bianca Belair was a peak into WWE’s next era of Black Cinema.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Featuring a disheveled fringe that stops just a few millimeters above the eyebrows, Jane Austen bangs are typically slightly rounded and can be worn either wavy, curly, or straight.
—Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
The trailer reveals that DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a wacky, disheveled revolutionary who’s trying to save his daughter.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Disheveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disheveled. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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