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tousled

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtaʊ.zəld/
  • also, proscribed: /ˈtaʊ.səld/
  • also, proscribed: /ˈtɔs.əld/
  • also, proscribed: /ˈtʌs.əld/
  • also, proscribed, rare: /ˈtus.əld/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of tousle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

in disarray; extremely disorderly- Al Spiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her clothing was disheveled
  • powder-smeared and frowzled
  • a rumpled unmade bed
  • a bed with tousled sheets
  • his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խռիվ (xṙiv) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Czech: rozcuchaný — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Czech: rozčepýřený — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Czech: rozježený — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • French: en bataille — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თმააბურძგნული (tmaaburʒgnuli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თმაგაბურძგნული (tmagaburʒgnuli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თავდაუვარცხნელი (tavdauvarcxneli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თავგაწეწილი (tavgac̣ec̣ili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თმაგაჩეჩილი (tmagačečili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: თმაგაძეძილი (tmagaʒeʒili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: აბურდული (aburduli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: აჩეჩილი (ačečili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: გაჩეჩილი (gačečili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: აწეწილი (ac̣ec̣ili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: აწეწილ-დაწეწილი (ac̣ec̣il-dac̣ec̣ili) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: აბურძგნული (aburʒgnuli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: გაბურძგნული (gaburʒgnuli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Georgian: დაუვარცხნელი (dauvarcxneli) — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • German: zerzaust — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • German: verstrubbelt — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • German: strubbelig — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • German: durcheinandergebracht — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Irish: gliobach — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Māori: mirara — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Serbo-Croatian: razbarušen — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt
  • Swedish: rufsig — of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt