dishevel

Etymology

From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler).

verb

1. (transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
2. (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
   Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind. 1785, William Cowper, The Garden
   … the natural finish seems much less likely to show up the stains of travel which might soon dishevel the golden ochre or dark blue—especially the latter—…. 1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 262
3. (intransitive) To spread out in disorder.