: 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.—
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These twisted brick can be used as a decorative cap to garden wall.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Kirill Kaprizov corralled a puck in the offensive zone, unleashed a twisted wrist shot on net, and somehow fit the puck into a sliver of space top shelf.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Charred and twisted, firefighters were struggling to contain the flames.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
To me, the show inaugurated a period of twisted originality and complete freedom.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Kirill Kaprizov corralled a puck in the offensive zone, unleashed a twisted wrist shot on net, and somehow fit the puck into a sliver of space top shelf.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Charred and twisted, firefighters were struggling to contain the flames.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
To me, the show inaugurated a period of twisted originality and complete freedom.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for twisted
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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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