Di·shev·el v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.]
 1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.
 With garments rent and hair disheveled,
 Wringing her hands and making piteous moan.   --Spenser.
 2. To spread loosely or disorderly.
    Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.   --Cowper.


 dishevel
      v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my
          hair" [syn: tousle, tangle]
      [also: dishevelling, dishevelled]


 dishevelling
      See dishevel