tousle

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: tou=sle

CIDE DICTIONARY

tousle, v. t. [Freq. of touse. Cf.Tossle.].

 To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tousle, v.tr.
1 make (esp. the hair) untidy; rumple.
2 handle roughly or rudely.

Etymology

frequent. of (now dial.) touse, ME f. OE rel. to OHG -zuson

ROGET THESAURUS

tousle

Derangement

VB derange, disarrange, misarrange, displace, misplace, mislay, discompose, disorder, deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize, embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble, shuffle, randomize, huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot, bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder, muss, break the ranks, disconcert, convulse, break in upon, unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear, turn topsy-turvy, bedevil, complicate, involve, perplex, confound, imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, litter, scatter, mix, rearrange.