as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind
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Recent Examples of dishevel
That was thrilling for us, because that disheveled scraggly look totally became who Vince was.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
They were all dishevelled from the wind, sprayed with seawater.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Even when her character is supposed to look slightly disheveled, there is an effortlessness to her style that still resonates today.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
They were all dishevelled from the wind, sprayed with seawater.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Even when her character is supposed to look slightly disheveled, there is an effortlessness to her style that still resonates today.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dishevel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishevel
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But the science shows exercising late at night, just before bed can disrupt sleep.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and Navy both operate advanced jamming aircraft, such as the J-16D, equipped with pods that can disrupt radar, GPS, and datalinks across wide areas.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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For instance, Bella's first meeting with Edward in their biology class is supposed to be this unnerving moment, where Bella is disturbed by Edward's apparent repulsion toward her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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A lot of disturbing things happened in The Exorcist — Regan MacNeil's 360 neck turn remains one of the most diabolical things to happen on film — and for its innovations, the 1973 movie scored 10 Oscar nominations.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Smith steadied a Dodgers team constantly shuffling the top of its lineup and searching for the right matchups from its bullpen.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The two are lost in time in the halls of the White Octopus Hotel, shuffling through 1935 and 2015 London in hopes of a second chance.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.—
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
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“Dishevel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishevel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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