twisted
pronunciation
How to pronounce twisted in British English:
UK [ˈtwɪstɪd]
How to pronounce twisted in American English:
US ['twɪstɪd]
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- Adjective:
- wound or wrapped around something
- strained or wrenched out of normal shape
- having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
Word Origin
- twisted (adj.)
- late 15c., "intertwined, past participle adjective from twist (v.). Meaning "perverted, mentally strange" (1900) probably is from twist (n.) in a sense of "mental peculiarity, perversion" attested by 1811.
Example
- 1. Glass shards and twisted metal littered the streets .
- 2. What price the wagnerian wind that rustled hitler 's twisted leaves ?
- 3. Alexander 's favorite model is a twisted steel sword that forms a loop .
- 4. There are terrible problems with this us system and they have created twisted incentives .
- 5. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise .