How to pronounce disheveled
American English pronunciation
dih-SHEV-uld
- IPA
- /dɪˈʃɛvəld/
- Syllables
- dih · SHEV · uld (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What disheveled means
With hair and clothes messy and untidy
In a sentence: After the long, windy hike, Ben came home tired and disheveled.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for having your hair loose and tangled. Chevel was the old French word for hair.
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