1. to make messy or untidy, especially hair or clothing
Usage: often used in past participle form 'disheveled'

Examples

• The strong wind disheveled her carefully styled hair.
• He emerged from the tent with disheveled clothes and messy hair.
• The child's hair was disheveled after his nap.
• She tried to smooth her disheveled appearance before the meeting.
• The storm disheveled the garden, scattering leaves everywhere.
• His disheveled state suggested he had been running.