twisting

noun

twist·​ing ˈtwi-stiŋ 

: the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company

Synonyms

• twist
• wrench
• wrenching
• wresting
• wringing

Examples of twisting in a Sentence

it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing twisting

• arm-twisting

Legal Definition

twisting

noun

twist·​ing

: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy especially for the purpose of replacing it with another policy