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dishevelled

VERB
mess up
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On Friday, he flipped his Range Rover on a quiet residential street on Florida's Jupiter Island and the world was treated to another dishevelled mugshot of one of sport's most famous faces.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The incident led to the publication of a first dishevelled mugshot, a savage contrast to thousands of glorious pictures that had celebrated his status as an all-conquering champion.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

He said that visits by British officials had found his dad was "dishevelled and had lost a lot of weight", while his mum was not walking very well due to prison conditions.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Her blue eyes still retained their melting quality; and her yellow hair, dishevelled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and temples.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Ithilien, the garden of Gondor now desolate kept still a dishevelled dryad loveliness.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien