: 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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Since launching in 2022, Twisted Greek has become a favorite at Southwest Ohio food festivals for its twisted takes on traditional Greek cuisine.
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Hathaway looked effortlessly chic in her white skirt and twisted cropped blouse with nods to her iconic Gap shirt dress by Zac Posen.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 June 2026
Unlike many studies where materials are assembled once and left unchanged, the team repeatedly picked up, twisted, and restacked the layers while continuing to modify the optical properties.
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Chiarella has come up with an ingenious premise that is as twisted as it is thought-provoking.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Hathaway looked effortlessly chic in her white skirt and twisted cropped blouse with nods to her iconic Gap shirt dress by Zac Posen.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 June 2026
Unlike many studies where materials are assembled once and left unchanged, the team repeatedly picked up, twisted, and restacked the layers while continuing to modify the optical properties.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Chiarella has come up with an ingenious premise that is as twisted as it is thought-provoking.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 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 22 Jun. 2026.
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