Associations to the word «Dishevel»

Wiktionary

DISHEVEL, verb. (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
DISHEVEL, verb. (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).

Dictionary definition

DISHEVEL, verb. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats