: 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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Di Felice’s monochrome looks spanned from tight pants to twisted, body-hugging dresses all held together with hook-and-eye closures.
—Emily Mercer, WWD, 2 July 2024
One person could be seen slumped under twisted metal in the driver’s seat of one of the cars.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Intercutting between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a crime story and an erotic, psychological thriller.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 June 2024
But in twisted Homelander fashion, his idea of help involved Ryan ordering Adam to get on his knees while Bonnie repeatedly slapped him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 June 2024
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Emily Mercer, WWD, 2 July 2024
One person could be seen slumped under twisted metal in the driver’s seat of one of the cars.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
Intercutting between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a crime story and an erotic, psychological thriller.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 June 2024
But in twisted Homelander fashion, his idea of help involved Ryan ordering Adam to get on his knees while Bonnie repeatedly slapped him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 June 2024
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“Twisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twisted. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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