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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We don’t have the opportunity to just cast aside potential allies because of some twisted moral-purity attitude that we have.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
If this quantum state is twisted too far, it becomes unstable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The rusted, twisted metal became a means, the authors write, for “communities far from New York to establish a physical bond through these remnants of destruction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He says Oli's body is now twisted and paralysed and he has no ability to move around.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Now a vast swathe of light twisted in a voiceless wind; then the swathe vanished, and shimmering pale-green waves rippled across the stars.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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