dishevelment

The rest hit the right combination of power and dishevelment.

They have a crazy dishevelment that is all their own.

As she walked toward me, I looked for traces of dishevelment in her clothes.

You shame me, appearing before your mother in such a state of dishevelment.

Emerson finally turned up, in an unusual state of dishevelment even for him.

Annie entered, feeling strange to see him in such dishevelment.

I was trying to be charming in my rank dishevelment, but it wasn't working.

His eyes took in her obvious dishevelment with slight embarrassment.

But even his dishevelment could not destroy the strength of Matthew's looks, she thought.

Ivan came behind, in a state of similar dishevelment.

Underneath his dishevelment, a good mind is at work.

Nature was simply allowed to take its course, changing the well-groomed dictator’s look into one of dishevelment.

Nor are you moved, as the reader is, by Tommy's visible dishevelment.

But the question threw the bureaucratic psychologist into mental dishevelment.

To learn to admire dishevelment is a sign of progress, a considerable democratic achievement.

Her dishevelment embarrassed him and made him want to turn his head while she pulled herself together.

But it is the artist who then allows for dishevelment and abandonment to evolve.

I ran a hand through my tangled hair, indicating my general dishevelment.

Roger took a deep breath, cursing his own dishevelment.

Despite her dishevelment, Tamsin seemed calm and in control.

There were no signs of damage except a bit of dirt and a general dishevelment.

But dishevelment was not the same as defeat.

Abrahamson points out that being able to tolerate a bit of dishevelment can make you more efficient in the long run.

As we lay there in relaxed dishevelment, there was a knock on the door.

Apparently, dishevelment to begin with enhances that well-cared-for look afterward.