dishevel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/dɪ(s)ˈʃɛvl̩/

Definition of dishevel

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To throw into disorder; upheave.
    “The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To throw into disorder; upheave.
    “The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.”
  2. (transitive)To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
    “With garments rent, and haire discheueled, / Wringing her hands, and making piteous mone;”
    “Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind.”
    “[...] the natural finish seems much less likely to show up the stains of travel which might soon dishevel the golden ochre or dark blue—especially the latter—[...].”
  3. (intransitive)To spread out in disorder.

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Etymology

From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler).

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