: 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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Tripp and Caleb's paths intersect, leading to a complex dynamic of rivalry, manipulation, and perhaps even a twisted form of camaraderie.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Malcom is Missing is the story of that long and often twisted journey.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Tripp and Caleb's paths intersect, leading to a complex dynamic of rivalry, manipulation, and perhaps even a twisted form of camaraderie.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Cheering for the temporary decline of an American company because the owner has aligned with our president is a bizarre and twisted thing to do.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for twisted
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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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