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dishevel

 
Dictionary: di·shev·el
(dĭ-shĕv'əl) pronunciation
tr.v., -eled, or -elled, -el·ing, or -el·ling, -els, or -els.
    1. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
    2. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
  1. To throw into disorder.

[Back-formation from DISHEVELED.]

dishevelment di·shev'el·ment n.

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verb

    To put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray: disarrange, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, tousle. See order/disorder.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  Synonyms: tousle, tangle


 
 
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