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Synonyms for dishevelled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-shev-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈʃɛv əl



Définition of dishevelled

Origin :
  • originally an adjective, "bare-headed," late 14c., variant (with muted final -e) of dishevely, from Old French deschevele "bare-headed, with shaven head," past participle adjective from descheveler "to disarrange the hair," from des- "apart" (see dis-) + chevel "hair," from Latin capillus "hair" (see capillary). Of the hair, "dissheveled," mid-15c. OED says use as a verb is chiefly a back-formation from disheveled.
  • verb mess up
Example sentences :
  • Wamibo darted out a dishevelled head, and looked at him wildly.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • He is hatless and unwashed and dishevelled, standing in the Blackfriars Road.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • Her appearance is that of a tall, gaunt hag, with dishevelled hair.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • Then French came in, and behind him a lady in black, dishevelled, bathed in tears.
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Then his own eyes grew merry, as he glanced at the tearful, dishevelled Theodora.
  • Extract from : « Teddy: Her Book » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • He thought of her heavy hair, dishevelled, glimmering in her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
  • He stood there, pale and dishevelled, with eyes that were wild and bordered with red.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • His hair was dishevelled in points; his mouth was open in amazement.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford
  • George, looking big and dishevelled, was pacing up and down the dining-room.
  • Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
  • I was all dishevelled and one stain of mud from head to foot.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of Raasay » by William MacLeod Raine

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