twisted.
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Meaning & usage
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
twisted sense of humor
The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.
Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted. Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.
Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends.
Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted. Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
Dude I’m so twisted right now.
Having a spiral ornament inside.
Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.
Where this word comes from
The sense "intertwined" comes from twist (verb) by the late 15th century. The sense "mentally disturbed, perverted" is probably from twist (“mental peculiarity, perversion”, noun), which is attested by 1811.
simple past and past participle of twist
Where this word comes from
The sense "intertwined" comes from twist (verb) by the late 15th century. The sense "mentally disturbed, perverted" is probably from twist (“mental peculiarity, perversion”, noun), which is attested by 1811.
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