twisted
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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(of words) having the meaning distorted or perverted.
It is a sad day when outright lies and twisted words triumph over truth.
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mentally or emotionally distorted; warped.
It's perverse logic, but it explains how someone with a twisted mind can have a clear conscience.
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tortuously bent out of shape.
The twisted steel wreckage of the sunken ship can be seen in this sonar image.
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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.
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The site is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"It was just weird, like some twisted game."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She didn’t know it yet, but all that was left of her camper was its frame; it’s burned, twisted metal was another casualty of the L.A. wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The path to enlightenment can be long and twisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
There was a dusty little road leading into the woods, but soon it became a narrow, rocky trail, which twisted and wound until I thought I might be going in circles.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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