twisted

Meaning

Adj

1. Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
2. (also, with-up) Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
3. (broadly) Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted.
4. (broadly) Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted.
5. Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
6. Having a spiral ornament inside.
7. (figuratively, obsolete) Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.

Verb

simple past and past participle of twist

twist

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

bent

crooked

distorted

warped

curved

awry

contorted

wry

gnarled

misrepresented

tangled

perverted

turned

askew

tortuous

curly

slanted

lame

sprained

spun

out of shape

tortile

inclined

irregular

kinked

kinky

looped

misinterpreted

perverse

perversion

plaited

rolled

scoop

sinuous

snarled

spiral

spoilt

straight

strained

stranded

twined

twist

unbent

unbowed

unjust

unpressed

wavy

winding

wrinkled

wrong

Translations

torcido

tordu

torto

verdreht

gewunden

contorto

storto

chueco

curvo

curvo

gekrümmt

gebeugt

piegato

geneigt

krumm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtwɪstɪd/

Etymology

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.