Definition of dishevel Dishevel
/dɪʃɛˈvʌl/ - [dishevul] - di•shev•el
We found 8 definitions of dishevel from 5 different sources.
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What does dishevel mean?
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| dishevel - disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" | ||
| tousle, tangle | ||
| disarrange disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dishevel (Verb)
To throw into disorder; upheave. - dishevel (Verb)
To disarrange or loosen hair or clothing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dishevel (v. t.)
To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle. - dishevel (v. t.)
To spread loosely or disorderly. - dishevel (v. i.)
To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dishevel
di-shev′el, v.t. to disorder the hair: to cause the hair to hang loose.—v.i. to spread in disorder:—pr.p. dishev′elling; pa.p. dishev′elled.—n. Dishev′elment. [O. Fr. discheveler—Low L. discapillāre, to tear out or disorder the hair—L. dis, in different directions, capillus, the hair.]
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🔤- dishevel, verb, present, 1st person singular of dishevel (infinitive).
- dishevel, verb (infinitive).
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