How do you pronounce dishevelled?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈʃɛvəld/.

dishevelled

/dɪˈʃɛvəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: di-shev-elled
IPA: /dɪˈʃɛvəld/

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Meaning

adj

Of a person, with the hair uncombed.

adj

Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

verb

simple past and past participle of dishevel

Example Sentences

"The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]"
"“Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.”"
"This is a crazy, dishevelled, often hilarious film, in which lightning flashes of wit and insight crackle periodically across a plane of tedium. I sometimes felt I was watching the 100-hour version."

Etymology

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-, deschevelé

Inflected Forms

more dishevelled (comparative) most dishevelled (superlative) disheveled (alternative)

Derived Forms

dishevelledly shevelled undishevelled

Synonyms

messy scraggly tousled unkempt untidy slovenly disheveled frowzled rumpled