# twisted

Pronunciation: say "TWIS-tid" /ˈtwɪstɪd/

## Adjective

1. Mentally or emotionally distorted and unsound, showing an unhealthy or perverted way of thinking.
   - Simple: Having a cruel or unhealthy way of thinking.
   - _Critics called the film's antagonist genuinely twisted._
   - _Her twisted logic somehow justified the cruelest acts._
2. Bent out of its normal shape or out of its proper position, so that it ends up distorted or contorted.
   - Simple: Bent or pulled out of its normal shape or position.
   - _Rescuers searched the twisted wreckage of the bridge for survivors._
   - _Years of arthritis had left her fingers swollen and twisted._
3. Made up of two or more threads, strands, or similar pieces wound together by twisting or twining.
   - Simple: Made of two or more threads or strands wound around each other.
   - _The cable consisted of several twisted copper wires._
   - _Artisans wove the basket from twisted reeds gathered by the river._
5. Having its intended meaning altered or misrepresented, so that it is understood wrongly.
   - Simple: Changed from its real meaning so that it says something different.
   - _Opponents circulated a twisted interpretation of the new policy._
   - _His quote appeared in a twisted form that reversed his original point._
6. Very intoxicated, usually from heavy use of alcohol and marijuana.
   - Simple: Very drunk or very high on drugs.
   - _Half the crowd was twisted before the headliner even came on._
   - _She admitted she had been too twisted to drive home that night._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of twist. — simple past and past participle of twist
   - Simple: Past tense of twist. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _The road twisted sharply through the mountains._
   - _They twisted the loose wires together to fix the connection._

## Adjective

7. Closely associated or connected; united and combined into one. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Joined closely together so as to act as one.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Having a spiral ornament inside.

## Origin

The sense "intertwined" developed from the verb "twist" by the late 15th century. The sense "mentally disturbed, perverted" is probably from the noun "twist" (meaning a mental peculiarity or perversion), which is attested by 1811.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/twisted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).