dishevel
pronunciation
How to pronounce dishevel in British English:
UK [dɪ'ʃevəl]
How to pronounce dishevel in American English:
US [dɪˈʃɛvəl]
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- Verb:
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
Word Origin
- dishevel (v.)
- originally an adjective, "bare-headed," late 14c., variant (with muted final -e) of dishevely, from Old French deschevele "bare-headed, with shaven head," past participle adjective from descheveler "to disarrange the hair," from des- "apart" (see dis-) + chevel "hair," from Latin capillus "hair" (see capillary). Of the hair, "dissheveled," mid-15c. OED says use as a verb is chiefly a back-formation from disheveled.