: mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick
a cruel, twisted mind
And you know there will be some strange and twisted bitter man who will listen to all our messages.—
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The second is a twisted variation on Pasolini’s Teorema, in which a family is torn apart by a visitor’s pervasive sexuality and refusal to leave them alone.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Stenberg had a major supporting role in the adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen (2021) and headlined a killer cast in A24’s twisted satirical slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Stenberg had a major supporting role in the adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen (2021) and headlined a killer cast in A24’s twisted satirical slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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