twisted

English Online Dictionary. What means twisted‎? What does twisted mean?

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪstɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪstɪd

Adjective

twisted (comparative more twisted, superlative most twisted)

1. Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining. [from 1548]
2. (of a person, also with up) Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
3. (by extension) Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted. [from 1725]
   1. (of words) Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.

   2. (of facial expressions) Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
4. (originally US) Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
5. (of the stem of a wine glass) Having a spiral ornament inside. [from 1897]
6. (figurative, obsolete) Intimately associated or connected; united; combined. [1574–1665]

Verb

twisted

1. simple past and past participle of twist

Synonyms

• (contorted): wry, pretzelled,
• (wound spirally): coiled
• (mentally disturbed): deranged, disturbed, perverted, sick, warped
• (intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk or Thesaurus:stoned

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “twisted adj.²”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
• “twisted, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “twisted”, in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University; reproduced on Wordnik: “having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented”
• “twisted”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• Dewitts