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    dishevelment
    /dɪˈʃɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the state or quality of being untidy or disordered: "his credibility was undermined by the dishevelment of his grooming and dress"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dishevelmentDishevelment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DISHEVEL is to throw into disorder or disarray. How to use dishevel in a sentence.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › dishevelment_ndishevelment, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun dishevelment is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for dishevelment is from 1837, in the writing of Thomas Carlyle, author, biographer, and historian. dishevelment is formed within English, by derivation.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISHEVELMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: the state of having untidy hair or clothes to disarrange (the hair or clothes) of (someone).... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › dishevelmentDishevelment - definition of dishevelment by The Free Dictionary

    To disarrange the hair or clothing of. 2. To throw into disorder. [Back-formation from disheveled.] di·shev′el·ment n. 1. Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing. 2. Marked by disorder; untidy: a disheveled pile of books on the library table.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dishevelmentDISHEVELMENT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for DISHEVELMENT: jumble, chaos, mess, havoc, confusion, hell, disorder, disorganization; Antonyms of DISHEVELMENT: order, system, orderliness, method, pattern, plan

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › dishevelmentDishevelment Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Dishevelment definition: The state or quality of being <a>disheveled</a>.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disheveledDisheveled - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    People or things that are disheveled are kind of a mess. Wrinkled clothes, knotted hair, and a chaotic house might earn the adjective disheveled. There are a lot of synonyms for disheveled, including "disordered," "sloppy," and "cluttered."

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dishevelDishevel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To dishevel is to mess up slightly, the way a breeze might dishevel your carefully combed hair. This verb is nearly always used to talk about tousling someone's hair or mussing their clothes or bedding. So you might carefully tuck in your sheets and comforter only to watch your puppy jump on the bed and dishevel them.

  10. www.definitions.net › definition › DISHEVELMENTWhat does DISHEVELMENT mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of DISHEVELMENT in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of DISHEVELMENT. What does DISHEVELMENT mean? Information and translations of DISHEVELMENT in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISHEVELED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DISHEVELED meaning: 1. (of people or their appearance) very messy: 2. (of people or their appearance) not neat; messy: . Learn more.