twisted

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adjective

twist·​ed ˈtwi-stəd How to pronounce twisted (audio)
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: 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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Endorphins altered the intensity of his grief, turning it into a twisted kind of exultation. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Whether the presentment was fair or not is a legitimate subject for dispute, along with the appeals court’s twisted excuse that the $10 million wasn’t public money to begin with. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 What remained was wreckage — twisted metal, pieces of the balloon — and the smell of something burned. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 This can help people better recognize if their hips are twisted or tilted. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twisted

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First Known Use

Adjective

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 27 Oct. 2026.

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