Definition of "dishevel" [di•shev•el]

• To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray. (verb-transitive)
• To disarrange the hair or clothing of. (verb-transitive)
• To throw into disorder. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "September 3rd, 2003 kerfuffle: from dishevel, ruffle."
• "All the way along the valley people were threading, strangely insignificant, among the grey dishevel of stone and rock, like insects."
• "Once the tedious papers had been signed, Gloria Englehart, Rebecca's agent, whose styled raven hair was so perfectly molded that not even a major replaneting of the solar system could dishevel it, announced, "Congratulations, you're my newest homeowner.""