Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈtwɪstɪd/
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ˈtwɪstɪd
Adjective
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
Usage- also
- with-up
- of a person
- Examples
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twisted sense of humor
The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.
More examples (2)
I was a hard niggah, but not twisted enough to eat and socialize with my peeps knowing I was planning on robbing them before the night was over.
It was almost noon, and we still had more than a hundred miles to go. They would be tough miles. Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there was no going back, and no time to rest. We would have to ride it out.
Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted. Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.
Usage- broadly
- of words
- Examples
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Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends.
Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted. Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
Usage- broadly
- of facial expressions
Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
- Examples
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Dude I’m so twisted right now.
"Man is he high!" someone whispered. "Man, he's twisted! But on what? On what?"
Having a spiral ornament inside.
Usage- of the stem of a wine glass
Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.
Usage- Figurative
- Obsolete
Adjective
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
- Synonyms
- Examples
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many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
a perverted translation of the poem