: 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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The Aquazzura pair, the Twist 95, featured an open toe, a backless slide shape and two twisted straps across the front of the foot.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The special needs of the patriarch, Ernesto, reveal twisted rituals that trigger a terrifying confrontation involving the intervention of highly skilled supernatural agents.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 13 May 2026
The dusty path weaves between spiky yucca, twisted shrubs and towering sandstone formations of rusty hues.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
As polished-glam and old-Hollywood as the references were, there were moments that also felt sleazy and fun in the way that Hollywood in 2007 did, when getting photographed pouring out of a car on the way into the club was a rite of passage and full of its own twisted promise.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The special needs of the patriarch, Ernesto, reveal twisted rituals that trigger a terrifying confrontation involving the intervention of highly skilled supernatural agents.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 13 May 2026
The dusty path weaves between spiky yucca, twisted shrubs and towering sandstone formations of rusty hues.
—Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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