twisted

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adjective

twist·​ed ˈtwi-stəd 
Synonyms of twisted
: mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick
a cruel, twisted mind
And you know there will be some strange and twisted bitter man who will listen to all our messages.—Cynthia Heimel

twisted

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past tense and past participle of twist entry 1

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Some have described this play as biting political theater and others as a suspense thriller or a twisted rom-com. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Conventional designs rely on large, non-planar magnetic coils with complex, twisted geometries. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 But there are tiny systemic deviations at small angles in that orientation, which in turn create the twisted structure. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 But beyond the twisted trees, craggy rocks, and broken Wishing Well are a host of dark secrets, the biggest being that the land will have two marquee attractions. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twisted

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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of twisted was circa 1890

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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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