dishevel

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
  2. (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
  3. (intransitive) To spread out in disorder.

Synonyms

tousle
ruffle
32k
tangle
21k
rumple
35k
muss
34k
mess
A2
mess up
ruffle up
disarrange
entangle
disorder
C1
litter
C2
loosen
C1
mat
C1
mix up
muck up
mud
B2
puddle
C2
roil
shake up
touch
A2
untie
C1
clutter up
dinge
louse up
agitate
38k

make a mess

bedevil
confuse
C1
derange
disarray
29k
disorganise
disrupt
C2
embroil
involve
C1
jostle
49k
let down
Translations

ébouriffer
verfomfaaien

desgreñar

verwirren
despeinar

retorcer

emaranhar
revolver
in de war brengen
arrepiar
dilacerar
décoiffer

écheveler

zerzausen
arruffare
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪ(s)ˈʃɛvl̩/
Etymology

From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler).

Improve your pronunciation

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
English