Adjective: disheveled  di'she-vuld
Usage: US (elsewhere: dishevelled)

1. In disarray; extremely disorderly
   "her clothing was disheveled";
   - dishevelled [Brit, Cdn], frowzled, rumpled, tousled

Verb: dishevel (dishevelled,dishevelling, or [US] disheveled,disheveling)  di'she-vul

1. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel
   "The strong wind disheveled my hair";
   - tousle, tangle

See also: untidy

Type of: disarrange

Encyclopedia: Disheveled