Is there such a word as “disheival”? My husband and I have been debating this for weeks. I think he means “disheveled” and it sounds weird with his thick Louisiana accent. I looked for it in our dictionary and it wasn’t there, but my beloved blockhead says its in an unabridged dictionary. Any ideas guys? I’d like to get one over on him
By the way, “disheival” is the way he spelled it to me, not me sounding it out.
Well a quick check on webster.com and dictionary.com show that they don’t have “disheival”. They are both current and unabridged to my knowledge. I searched google too and it didn’t turn up one page that used it. I guess that it could be some sort of specialized word for a certain profession. Most likey however your husband is wrong.
In French, that word is pronounced dee-za-bee-y’. In French, s + h do not a “sh” sound make. There is a morpheme boundary between them, as in English misheard (mis-heard), which, come to think of it, is an appropriate word for the OP.
My spouse believes that dishevaled means to mess something up. That’s why I thought he meant disheveled. I agree with Scarlett67, he is probably mixing up disheveled and upheaval. Especially since when this word frist came up and I tried to correct him, he told me to look it up in the “fuctionary.” Which I think in “dictionary” mixed with, well, you know, f—k.
August West, you better be pulling my leg because the hub is taking your response to mean that he is right.
Thanks for all the help. I’ll remember to come hear next time we have pointless argument.
As I opened this topic I thought it might be a rehash of that old “hungry/angry” riddle!
I read through all the musings and when I saw your post I truly laughed out loud. I was motivated to finally register (after a loooong time lurking) just to tell you so!