"dishevel" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪ(s)ˈʃɛvl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dishevel.wav Forms: dishevels [present, singular, third-person], disheveling [participle, present], dishevelling [participle, present], disheveled [participle, past], disheveled [past], dishevelled [participle, past], dishevelled [past]
Rhymes: -ɛvəl Etymology: From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|descheveler}} Old French descheveler Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=dishevelled|pres_ptc2=dishevelling}} dishevel (third-person singular simple present dishevels, present participle disheveling or dishevelling, simple past and past participle disheveled or dishevelled)
  1. (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave. Tags: transitive Translations (throw into disorder): разхвърлям (razhvǎrljam) (Bulgarian), rozházet [masculine] (Czech), het laten hangen (Dutch), in Unordnung bringen (German), herumschmeißen (German), verwirren (German), бобырау (bobyrau) (Kazakh), desordenar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dishevel-en-verb-901wBqOE Disambiguation of 'throw into disorder': 92 0 8
  2. (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.). Tags: transitive Translations (disarrange or loosen): pörröttää (Finnish), zerzausen (German), zerwühlen (German), zerstrubbeln (German), verlottern (German), растрепать (rastrepatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dishevel-en-verb-reNONFSo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 74 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 73 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 69 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 70 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 66 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 64 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 10 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 74 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 73 16 Disambiguation of 'disarrange or loosen': 2 95 4
  3. (intransitive) To spread out in disorder. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-dishevel-en-verb-GVd2TTPZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dishevelment

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave."
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        "(intransitive) To spread out in disorder."
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      "sense": "throw into disorder",
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