Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of disheveling, or the state of being disheveled.
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- noun The state or quality of being
disheveled .
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Examples
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The dishevelment is the result of spending a long period in deep contemplation.
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All of them had become friends of mine and all of them concerned about my heartbreak and dishevelment.
Binky Philips: Bumping Into a Metal God at a Disco Binky Philips 2011
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The 60's, a decade fashion forgot, also began a trend of informality that devolved over time from slovenliness in the 90's to dishevelment in the 2000's.
Roger Stone: StoneZone's 2011 Best and Worst Dressed Roger Stone 2012
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The 60's, a decade fashion forgot, also began a trend of informality that devolved over time from slovenliness in the 90's to dishevelment in the 2000's.
Roger Stone: StoneZone's 2011 Best and Worst Dressed Roger Stone 2012
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Images of the formerly "perfect" teen idol in a state of shocking dishevelment and acting in an increasingly erratic fashion plastered the front pages of supermarket tabloids and celebrity magazines.
Cathleen Falsani: Consuming Britney: Oops We Did It Again Cathleen Falsani 2011
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Underneath his dishevelment, a good mind is at work.
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And because the glass is reflective, there's no hint of any of the interior dishevelment that normally indicates that people sleep there.
Keeping 'Home' Out of Sight Dana Rubinstein 2011
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All of them had become friends of mine and all of them concerned about my heartbreak and dishevelment.
Binky Philips: Bumping Into a Metal God at a Disco Binky Philips 2011
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The European Carhartt clothing line is, if anything, anti-work, a slagheap of thrift-shop dishevelment—letterman cardigans and puffy thermal vests—designed for inked-up millennials.
My Carhartt Detroit Jacket Dan Neil 2011
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Images of the formerly "perfect" teen idol in a state of shocking dishevelment and acting in an increasingly erratic fashion plastered the front pages of supermarket tabloids and celebrity magazines.
Cathleen Falsani: Consuming Britney: Oops We Did It Again Cathleen Falsani 2011
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