: 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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In this succession of adaptations, each filmmaker has gradually softened the original form—a dark and twisted story of obsession, generational trauma, and self-destruction—into something that more closely resembles a wild, cinematic love story.
—Cazzie David, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
As the rising sun seeps through twisted mangroves, JP Clark’s fly fishing rod bends suddenly.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Magnetic reconnection, the snapping and rejoining of those twisted magnetic field lines, is believed to be the fundamental mechanism driving stellar flares.
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As two men face police interrogators, a story emerges of twisted liaisons.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Cazzie David, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
As the rising sun seeps through twisted mangroves, JP Clark’s fly fishing rod bends suddenly.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Magnetic reconnection, the snapping and rejoining of those twisted magnetic field lines, is believed to be the fundamental mechanism driving stellar flares.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
As two men face police interrogators, a story emerges of twisted liaisons.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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