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Definition of dishevelled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dishevelled

adjective

dishevelled pronunciation English

dɪˈʃevld

dishevelled pronunciation American

dɪˈʃevld

(especially British English) (North American English usually disheveled)

(of hair, clothes or somebody's general appearance) very untidy

Synonym

unkemptHe looked tired and dishevelled.