disheveled

Meanings

• adjective

  Having a rough, untidy, or unkempt appearance; disordered.

• verb

  To make (hair, clothes, etc.) untidy or disordered.

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Synonyms

messy , scraggly , tousled , unkempt , untidy , untidy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disheveled
reveled , aveled , velvet

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Variants

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disheveled , dishevelled , dishevel , disheveling , dishevelling , dishevelment , dishevelments , dishevels

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Forms

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disheveledly, disheveledness

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'unwoven' or 'unraveled'. Disheveled comes from Old French desveler, meaning 'to undo, to uncover'.

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Trivia

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1. Disheveled is an antonym of the word 'neat'.

2. The word 'disheveled' is often used to describe the appearance of rock stars and other musicians who want to convey a wild, untamed image.

3. In the Harry Potter series, the character Sirius Black is described as having a disheveled appearance, which adds to his mysterious and unpredictable nature.

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Related Concepts

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1. untidy: Related concept: Untidiness is the state of being disorganized or messy. Disheveled is a specific type of untidiness that refers to having a rough or disordered appearance.

2. ruffled: Related concept: Ruffled is a term used to describe something that is disheveled or disordered, often in a playful or lighthearted way. It can be used to describe hair, clothes, or other things that have been disturbed or disarranged.

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Culture

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Disheveled is often used to describe someone who looks unkempt or disorganized, and can be used in a negative or playful way. In literature, disheveled is used to describe characters who are wild, untamed, or unpredictable.

How to Memorize "disheveled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with wild, untamed hair and wrinkled, disordered clothes. Visualize the contrast between a neat, orderly appearance and a disheveled one.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word disheveled with the feeling of chaos or disorder. Imagine a room that is disheveled, with things scattered about haphazardly.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym DISHEVELED to remember the definition: Disorderly, Inelegant, Scruffy, Haphazardly, Everywhere, Looking, Extremely, Very.

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