dishevel

/di'ʃevəl/

Thân thiện

The strong wind disheveled her hair as she walked.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make (hair, clothing, or appearance) untidy, disordered, or mussed; to disarrange or rumple.

Usage

• The verb "dishevel" is used to describe the action of making something, typically hair or a person's general appearance, messy and untidy.
• It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., ).
• It often describes the result of an external force or action, such as wind or physical activity.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The strong wind began to dishevel her neatly combed hair.
  • He ran his fingers through his hair, deliberately disheveling it for a more casual look.
  • The long journey had disheveled his clothes and exhausted his appearance.

Advanced Usage

• "to be/become disheveled": This is the common adjectival form (past participle) used to describe a state of untidiness.
  • After the argument, she looked tired and disheveled.
• The act of disheveling is often unintentional, but it can sometimes be done purposefully for a specific effect.

Variants and Related Words

• Disheveled (adj.): (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered.
  • He arrived at the meeting looking disheveled and unprepared.
• Dishevelment (n.): The state of being disheveled; untidiness.
  • The dishevelment of the room suggested a hurried departure.

Synonyms

• Tousle: To make (especially hair) untidy.
• Ruffle: To disorder or disturb the smoothness of.
• Muss (up): To make untidy or messy.
• Rumple: To give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to.

Antonyms

• Neaten: To make neat or tidy.
• Arrange: To put things in a neat, attractive, or required order.
• Groom: To make neat and tidy (especially one's appearance or an animal's coat).

Học thuật

Verb

1. disarrange or rumple; dishevel
   • The strong wind tousled my hair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tousle
• tangle