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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]