Twisted Meaning
/ˈtwɪstɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConsisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
adjMentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
Sentence Examples
Streets are often twisted and narrow in the suburbs.
I slipped and twisted my ankle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ the cap of the bottle tightly to prevent any leaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He accidentally ____ his ankle while he was running in the park this morning and he had to rest for a while today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I was a hard niggah, but not twisted enough to eat and socialize with my peeps knowing I was planning on robbing them before the night was over."
— 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108:
"It was almost noon, and we still had more than a hundred miles to go. They would be tough miles. Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there was no going back, and no time to rest. We would have to ride it out."
— 1971, Hunter S[tockton] Thompson, “Welcome to Las Vegas”, in The Great Shark Hunt, Simon and Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 531:
""Man is he high!" someone whispered. "Man, he's twisted! But on what? On what?""
— 1958, John Clellon Holmes, The Horn, Open Road Media, published 2015, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ the cap of the bottle tightly to prevent any leaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He accidentally ____ his ankle while he was running in the park this morning and he had to rest for a while today.