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
Helen DudarHe was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.—B. J. Pollock
B. J. Pollock2
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
Ken AulettaIs it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?—Thomas L. Friedman
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
John GrishamExamples of warped in a Sentence
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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Experimental musician Delia Beatriz pays homage to Mexican cumbia rebajada using digital processing to manipulate archival recordings into fields of warped texture and hallucinatory drone.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
The series explores many multifaceted issues, including Sydney's historical negligence towards anti-gay violence, the warped effects of grief, disparities in wealth and justice, and the toxic dynamics between Australians and Americans.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
But the showstopping moment of Paul Thomas Anderson’s warped romance, Phantom Thread, uses a lavish London ’50s New Year’s party to emphasize the opposite.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
How the experience of brain injury has been so warped by culture, politics, fiction, history so as to make our current conception of it entirely false—and when that happens, who gets left out?
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
The series explores many multifaceted issues, including Sydney's historical negligence towards anti-gay violence, the warped effects of grief, disparities in wealth and justice, and the toxic dynamics between Australians and Americans.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
But the showstopping moment of Paul Thomas Anderson’s warped romance, Phantom Thread, uses a lavish London ’50s New Year’s party to emphasize the opposite.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
How the experience of brain injury has been so warped by culture, politics, fiction, history so as to make our current conception of it entirely false—and when that happens, who gets left out?
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warped
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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