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twisted

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

interwoven or combined by winding together, as strands or threads; formed in this way:
It was Roebling who invented the twisted wire cable used in bridge supports.
altered in shape by turning the ends in opposite directions, forming a spiral:
To remove an object from inside the lower eyelid, wet the end of a twisted piece of tissue and touch it to the object.
turned sharply or wrenched out of place; injured in this way:
I hadn't touched a skateboard in almost a year because of a twisted ankle.
(of a person’s features) distorted or contorted by tensing or contracting the facial muscles:
He made a twisted face as he bent down to look at the disgusting mess.
(of words) having the meaning distorted or perverted:
It is a sad day when outright lies and twisted words triumph over truth.
mentally or emotionally distorted; warped:
It's perverse logic, but it explains how someone with a twisted mind can have a clear conscience.
tortuously bent out of shape:
The twisted steel wreckage of the sunken ship can be seen in this sonar image.
taking a winding, curving, or bending course:
Twisted vines curl, bend, and overlap while growing side by side.
It's by a long and twisted path that I've been led to this moment.

Origin of twisted¹

In the mindset of the Coexist camp, those abstract beliefs have become twisted things, wrapped up with hate.

The Daily Beast sat down with Burton to discuss Big Eyes and his beautiful, dark, twisted career.

The money that drugs generate is their way to achieve the American Dream in a sort of twisted Scarface-type of fashion.

Some of the comments on this very video actually demonstrate their point in a kind of twisted metastatement.

It paralleled a much happier time when he carried her around after she twisted her ankle, back in Season 4.

I laved his pain-twisted face with the cool water and let a few drops trickle into his open mouth.

It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

Having evolved this sage remark, Elmer twisted back to his old position and raised the paper.

They were packed in bands of wheat straw, and between each pair of eggs a straw was twisted.

His foot caught; it is unknown in what,—in a twisted tie, or perhaps in a crevice of the cracking earth.

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