twisted
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
twisted adjective: consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining. Also the simple past and past participle of twist.
Adjective
twisted (comparative more twisted, superlative most twisted)
- Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
- Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
- twisted sense of humor
- The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.
- Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.
- Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends.
- Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
- Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
- Dude I’m so twisted right now.
- "Man is he high!" someone whispered. "Man, he's twisted! But on what? On what?"1958, John Clellon Holmes, The Horn, Open Road Media, published 2015, →ISBN
- Having a spiral ornament inside.
- Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.
Also used as
twisted is also the simple past and past participle of twist.
twisted meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
twisted in Hindi
- contorted
- टेढ़ा ṭeṛhā
twisted in Tamil
- முறுக்கப்பட்டது, முறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
twisted in Marathi
- वळलेले
twisted in Malayalam
- വളച്ചൊടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു
More languagesFewer languages
- twisted in Kannada
- ತಿರುಚಿದ
- twisted in Gujarati
- ટ્વિસ્ટેડ
- twisted in Tagalog
- balikuko, baluktot
Examples of twisted in a sentence
- 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.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108:
- Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted.1971, Hunter S[tockton] Thompson, “Welcome to Las Vegas”, in The Great Shark Hunt, Simon and Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 531:
Synonyms of twisted
Forms of twisted
| comparative | more twisted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most twisted |
Origin of twisted
The sense "intertwined" comes from twist (verb) by the late 15th century. The sense "mentally disturbed, perverted" is probably from twist (“mental peculiarity, perversion”, noun), which is attested by 1811.
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Questions about twisted
- What does twisted mean?
- Twisted means consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
- What is twisted in Hindi?
- Twisted in Hindi is टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā). See Twisted meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use twisted in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is twisted?
- Twisted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce twisted?
- Twisted is pronounced /ˈtwɪstɪd/.
Words near twisted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: twisted (page history and authors); twisted (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); twisted (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); twisted (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); twisted (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); twisted (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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