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di·shev·eled adjective
: not neat or tidy Full Definition of DISHEVELED : marked by disorder or disarray See disheveled defined for English-language learners » See disheveled defined for kids » Variants of DISHEVELED di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled
Examples of DISHEVELED
His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance. They looked dirty and disheveled.
Origin of DISHEVELED Middle English discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, part translation of Anglo-French deschevelé, from des- dis- + chevoil hair, from Latin capillus First Known Use: 1583 Related to DISHEVELED
Synonyms chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, messy (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down
Antonyms bandbox, crisp, kempt, neat, neatened, ordered, orderly, organized, shipshape, snug, tidied, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disheveled
Oh, if only the reporter would have use one of the synonyms for disheveled in the article. My top two alternatives are “higgledy-piggledy and hugger-mugger.” lol