What is the meaning of disheveled?

verb

  • Disarrange or rumple; dishevel.
    • usage: "The strong wind tousled my hair"

adjective

  • 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- Al Spiers
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