What does disheveled mean?

disheveled means "in disarray; extremely disorderly".

How many syllables are in disheveled?

disheveled has 3 syllables: di-shevel-ed. The stress falls on "shevel". In IPA it is /dɪˈʃɛvəld/.

What is another word for disheveled?

Close synonyms include dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disheveled a common word?

disheveled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

disheveled — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
“her clothing was disheveled”
“powder-smeared and frowzled”
“a rumpled unmade bed”
“a bed with tousled sheets”
“his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly”
Synonymsdishevelled frowzled rumpled tousled
Similaruntidy

Questions about disheveled

What does disheveled mean?: disheveled means "in disarray; extremely disorderly".
How many syllables are in disheveled?: disheveled has 3 syllables: di-shevel-ed. The stress falls on "shevel". In IPA it is /dɪˈʃɛvəld/.
What is another word for disheveled?: Close synonyms include dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is disheveled a common word?: disheveled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for disheveled come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
“her clothing was disheveled”
“powder-smeared and frowzled”
“a rumpled unmade bed”
“a bed with tousled sheets”
“his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly”
Synonymsdishevelled frowzled rumpled tousled
Similaruntidy

Questions about disheveled

What does disheveled mean?: disheveled means "in disarray; extremely disorderly".
How many syllables are in disheveled?: disheveled has 3 syllables: di-shevel-ed. The stress falls on "shevel". In IPA it is /dɪˈʃɛvəld/.
What is another word for disheveled?: Close synonyms include dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is disheveled a common word?: disheveled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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