twisted

CEFRB1

/ˈtwɪstɪd/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Bent or turned into an unusual shape.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted., Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.

Examples

  • Streets are often twisted and narrow in the suburbs.

  • I slipped and twisted my ankle.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.

  2. Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.

  3. Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted.

More examples

In context

  • Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends.

  • The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.

  • twisted sense of humor

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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.