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When we hear some beautiful piece of Mozart or admire a wonderful building, we suddenly become present in ourselves. That's unusual nowadays because dishevelment and distraction have become an art form.
John O'Donohue

Meaning of "dishevelment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISHEVELMENT

dishevelment  [dɪˈʃɛv əlmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISHEVELMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dishevelment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISHEVELMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dishevelment in the English dictionary

The definition of dishevelment in the dictionary is the state of being disheveled or untidy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISHEVELMENT


accouplement
əˈkʌpəlmənt
couplement
ˈkʌp əlmənt
dazzlement
ˈdæz əlmənt
dimplement
ˈdɪmp əlmənt
disablement
dɪˈseɪb əlmənt
disembowelment
ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəlmənt
disentanglement
ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ əlmənt
dismantlement
dɪsˈmæntəlmənt
dwindlement
ˈdwɪnd əlmənt
embattlement
ɪmˈbæt əlmənt
embezzlement
ɪmˈbɛz əlmənt
embrittlement
ɪmˈbrɪtəlmənt
enablement
ɪnˈeɪb əlmənt
ennoblement
ɪnˈnəʊb əlmənt
entanglement
ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt
entitlement
ɪnˈtaɪt əlmənt
redoublement
ˌriːˈdʌbəlmənt
resettlement
riːˈsɛtəlmənt
settlement
ˈsɛtəlmənt
tremblement
ˈtrɛmbəlmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISHEVELMENT

dishearten
disheartened
disheartening
dishearteningly
disheartenment
dished
dishelm
disherison
disherit
disheritor
dishes
dishevel
dishevelled
dishevelling
dishful
dishier
dishiest
dishlike
dishmop
dishoard

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISHEVELMENT

advertisement
ailment
annulment
bailment
befoulment
concealment
curtailment
derailment
devilment
embroilment
empanelment
enrollment
enrolment
entailment
enthrallment
fulfilment
installment
instalment
revelment
self-fulfilment
wish fulfilment

Synonyms and antonyms of dishevelment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dishevelment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISHEVELMENT

Find out the translation of dishevelment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dishevelment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dishevelment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dishevelment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desaliño
570 millions of speakers

English

dishevelment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्याकुलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dishevelment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dishevelment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desalinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dishevelment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dishevelment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dishevelment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱れていること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dishevelment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dishevelment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dishevelment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dishevelment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपवित्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

verecek kadar perişan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dishevelment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dishevelment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dishevelment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dishevelment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dishevelment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dishevelment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dishevelment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dishevelment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dishevelment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHEVELMENT»

The term «dishevelment» is used very little and occupies the 156.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHEVELMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dishevelment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dishevelment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dishevelment

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QUOTES WITH «DISHEVELMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dishevelment.
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John O'Donohue
When we hear some beautiful piece of Mozart or admire a wonderful building, we suddenly become present in ourselves. That's unusual nowadays because dishevelment and distraction have become an art form.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISHEVELMENT»

Discover the use of dishevelment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dishevelment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
why, 1368 MS did>do 1369 MS {no comma} 1371 MS dishevelment[]> dishevelment! 1374 MS {no comma} 1868 1872 steadily, 1375 MS Through 1376 MS in MS back ground 1378 MS {no comma} 1379 MS {no commas} 1 37 1 eyesore.
Robert Browning, Ian Jack, Margaret Smith, 2004
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Restructuring Architectural Theory
Dishevelment. THE MAJOR MODE: National Archives, John Russell Pope, architect, 1935, Washington D.C. Within this solid masonry cliff, a ceremonial cave safeguards the written words that sustain the nation. Classical, political, urban, this ...
Marco Diani, Catherine Ingraham, 1988
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The Synonym Finder
1. disorderliness, disarray, displacement, dislocation, disarrangement, disorganization; dishevelment, untidiness, clutter, mess, heap, huddle; hash, hodge-podge, mishmash, jumble, scramble, tangle; mix-up, snafu, Inf. foul-up, SI. ball-up, Brit.
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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American Picturesque
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. " Dishevelment" Before mid-century, dishevelment is a deformation caused chiefly by physical labor or by environment and is a signifier of vitality. Portraits of women ...
John Conron, 2010
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Agua Viva
Interestingly, it is a flower which is "descabeladamente," which is there, on the page, like a disheveled chrysanthemum. The word contains so many letters that it is through its dishevelment that the chrysanthemum controls its own wildness.
Clarice Lispector, 1989
6
Blowing up Walmart and other Florida and California Stories
... poor old lady! STEVEN I do prefer a lived-in look. It's comforting to trip over homey things... That's what home is all about... the warmth of. dishevelment. and. the. familiar. SAUNDRA (Yawning) I'm glad you said that. I'm going riding with Krystal.
Jackie Pentecost, 2011
7
Queering the Non/Human
Dishevelment. –. Getting. Head. Lamberto Bava's Macabre is the story of Jane Baker (Bernice Stegers)who,asa resultofacaraccidentin whichherlover is decapitated, keeps his head in the freezer (it is never made clear if the keeping of the head ...
Ms Noreen Giffney, Professor Myra J Hird, 2012
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With One Hand Tied Behind His Back: The Life and Times of ...
Recognizing Albert Dean's low interest in the personal hygiene department, the same wags had unofficially crowned him “Mister Contemporary Dishevelment,” after which they made a big deal of formally recommending that the University ...
Dick Ramsey, 2011
9
Paradise and Method: Poetry and Praxis
You said that there is a necessity for exposing the dishevelment of signs to social dialogue. You also speak of a method. But the method obviously has to be strategic because social dialogue is changing, always, and so one has to reorient  ...
Bruce Andrews, 1996
10
Women, States and Nationalism: At Home in the Nation?
Dirt and dishevelment signal an active (male) body, while cleanliness and neatness signal a passive (female) body. Weaponry in use is an extension of a vigorous (male) body, while weapons as ornaments on bodies (or, alternately bodies as ...
Sita Ranchod-Nilsson, Mary Ann Tetreault, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISHEVELMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dishevelment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bernie Sanders emerges as top Hillary Clinton challenger as liberal …
“Sanders has a Yoda thing going on, and his dishevelment makes him appear authentic, whether you agree or disagree with what he actually ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
2
At 72, still a font for fashion inspiration
Getting it to the perfect state of bed-head dishevelment requires the aid of a stylist who commutes from the West Coast to New York four times a ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jun 15»
3
Jurassic World: The insatiable monster of capitalism
In “Jurassic World” no such strength is in evidence, and aside from the gradual dishevelment of Claire's well-kept hair, she does not seem to ... «Haaretz, Jun 15»
4
Take the trouble out of your tan
She's post-festival, slightly sunburnt with a touch of hay fever" Terry said. "We're moving away from perfection, and going towards dishevelment. «TV3.ie, Jun 15»
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Now it seemed probable that the squirrel was behind that dishevelment. So, remembering the squirrel had solved the new mystery of my slowly ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
6
Engraved Rolling Pins For The Lazy Baker, So You Can Finally Trick …
Sure, I'm at that point where my toaster is more of a glorified symbol of dishevelment, hardly a feature. My oven is mostly there for legal purposes and the ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
7
Forget The Crystal Maze: We Want To See These London Gameshows
By analysing odour, degree of dishevelment and response to the words 'signal failure', the panel must attempt to work out which tube or train ... «Londonist, Jun 15»
8
Check out this picture of Hillary Clinton on a tricycle
We're still waiting to see if Clinton — or any of the 2016 candidates — can successfully embrace Instagram's tone of artful dishevelment. Martin ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
9
Delmore's Way
There was a sweetness of spirit at the center of all his dishevelment that made nearly everyone who knew him hold him in tender regard. At the ... «The Nation., Jun 15»
10
The Teen Gangsters of the Tweed
A child cries, old bowls of food are left around the floor and the whole place emanates dishevelment. I'm here to hear him rap. As I sit on his bed ... «Surfing Life, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dishevelment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dishevelment>. Apr 2024 ».
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