warped

adjective

ˈwȯrpt 

1

: twisted out of a natural or normal shape

a warped board

Before polishing began, warped panels were straightened and stripes of new wood added to compensate for shrinkage …

—Helen Dudar

He was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.

—B. J. Pollock

2

a

: eccentrically weird or strange

a warped sense of humor

b

: disturbingly abnormal or distorted

At his office one afternoon, he told me that he blames warped values for the drop in international-news coverage …

—Ken Auletta

Is it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?

—Thomas L. Friedman

"He took an oath as a Klansman, and he has this really warped, romantic notion of a sacred vow he can never violate."

—John Grisham

Synonyms of warped

• degraded
• corrupt
• sick
• crooked

Examples of warped in a Sentence

tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor

Recent Examples on the Web

So, the team factored in things like uneven rails, warped tables, inconsistent rebounds, power supply dips, and camera latency. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026

There’s a kind of warped ecosystem in the other world—some elements can be traced back to Parsons’ Backrooms content on YouTube and the digital folklore that preceded it, but the monster is a new, intriguing creation. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Sometimes the drum gets damaged, or the tub becomes warped and must be replaced. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2026

Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials. —Ryan Brennan may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing warped

• time-warped