DISHEVELLED

disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled

(adjective) in disarray; extremely disorderly; “her clothing was disheveled”; “powder-smeared and frowzled”; “a rumpled unmade bed”; “a bed with tousled sheets”; “his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly”- Al Spiers

DISHEVEL

tousle, dishevel, tangle

(verb) disarrange or rumple; dishevel; “The strong wind tousled my hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

dishevelled (comparative more dishevelled, superlative most dishevelled)

(of a person) With the hair uncombed.

Synonyms: messy, scraggly, tousled, unkempt, untidy

(by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

Synonym: untidy

Verb

dishevelled

simple past tense and past participle of dishevel

Source: Wiktionary

DISHEVEL

Di*shev"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] Etym: [OF. descheveler, F. décheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair of the head. See Capillary.]

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.

Di*shev"el, v. i.

Definition: To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition