dishevelled
Hair in disarray
Dishevelled describes a person or their appearance as untidy, unkempt, or in disarray—hair uncombed, clothes rumpled, looking like you've just rolled out of bed or been caught in a windstorm: He arrived dishevelled and out of breath.
The word suggests disorder that happened to someone rather than deliberate carelessness.
Also spelled disheveled.
Untidy in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- bedraggledWet, dirty, untidy
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
windswept · mussed · slovenly · frowzy · straggly · matted · tangled · uncombed
Having surface folds
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- untuckedNot secured inside
askew · frayed · tattered · threadbare · ragged · crinkled · bunched · twisted
Nervously upset and confused
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- distressedSuffering emotional turmoil
harried · distraught · unhinged · unraveled · shaken · discombobulated · discomposed · unsettled
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- bedraggledWet, dirty, untidy
rumpled · windswept · mussed · slovenly · frowzy · straggly · matted · tangled · uncombed · wild
wrinkled
Having surface folds
untucked · askew · frayed · tattered · threadbare · ragged · crinkled · bunched · twisted · unironed
flustered
Nervously upset and confused
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
distressed · harried · distraught · unhinged · unraveled · shaken · discombobulated · discomposed · unsettled · overwrought