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twisted

/ˈtwɪstɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

  • To join together by twining one part around another.

  • To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

  • To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

  • To wind into; to insinuate.

    "Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."

  • To turn a knob etc.

  • To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

  • To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).

  • To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.

  • (of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.

  • To cause to rotate.

  • To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

  • To coax.

  • In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

adjective

Meaning

  • Contorted.

  • Wound spirally.

  • Mentally disturbed or unsound.

    "The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath."

  • Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.

Synonyms

pretzelled,
deranged,
disturbed,
perverted,
sick,
warped,
coiled