twisted

adjective

twist·​ed ˈtwi-stəd 

: 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

Synonyms

• curved
• twisting
• winding
• curving
• serpentine

Examples of twisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing. —Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025

Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, Banijay teases. —John Hopewell, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025

The video shows twisted street signs attached to the pole hanging off the suspect’s red Prius, which was partially embedded underneath the flatbed. —Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025

For Herzog, this simultaneous coexistence of high art and triviality is part of LA’s twisted genius. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twisted

• distad
• fisted
• listed
• misted
• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• enlisted
• existed
• insisted