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Twisted

/ˈtwɪstɪd/

To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.

📖 Definitions of "Twisted"

verb

1
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
2
To join together by twining one part around another.
3
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
4
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

adjective

1
Contorted.
2
Wound spirally.
3
Mentally disturbed or unsound.
"The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath."
4
Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
artful	Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
perverted	Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
crooked	Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
disingenuous	Not ingenuous; not frank or open.
contorted	Twisted; screwed up.
distorted	having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
coiled	In the form of coils; having coils.
twined	wound or wrapped around something
misrepresented	having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
contorted	Twisted; screwed up.
crooked	Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
coiled	In the form of coils; having coils.
perverted	Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
artful	Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
disingenuous	Not ingenuous; not frank or open.
distorted	having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
misrepresented	having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
twined	wound or wrapped around something
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
skewed	(statistics, of information) Biased, distorted
wryverb	Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
convoluted	(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
bentnoun	(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
torsional	Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion
warped	Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
kinked	Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
creepy	(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
distorting	That distorts.
strained	Under tension; tense.