- twisted adj
- People who study tornadoes have twistered minds.
English expressions. 2014.
twisted adj
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twisted — (adj.) perverted, mentally strange, 1900, from TWIST (Cf. twist) (n.) in a sense of mental peculiarity, perversion first attested 1811 … Etymology dictionary
twisted — adj. Twisted is used with these nouns: ↑ankle, ↑knee, ↑logic, ↑metal, ↑mind, ↑sense of humour, ↑wreckage … Collocations dictionary
twisted — adj American intoxicated by drink or drugs. An expression used on campus in the USA since around 2000 … Contemporary slang
twisted — adj. bent, crooked, coiled, turned; having undergone a twisting process; having undergone rotation of opposite ends in opposing directions; entwined; distorted, perverted; sprained (ankle, etc.); having been made spiral in shape twɪst n.… … English contemporary dictionary
twisted — twist|ed [ˈtwıstıd] adj also .twisted up 1.) something twisted has been bent in many directions or turned many times, so that it has lost its original shape ▪ the plane s twisted wreckage 2.) seeming to enjoy things that are cruel or shocking, in … Dictionary of contemporary English
twisted — [[t]twɪ̱stɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person as twisted, you dislike them because you think they are strange in an unpleasant way. He has been described as bitter and twisted, a man scorned... The letter showed horribly… … English dictionary
twisted — [ˈtwɪstɪd] adj 1) bent into a shape that is not normal All that was left of the car was a tangle of twisted metal.[/ex] 2) informal someone who is twisted behaves in a strange and cruel way … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
twisted — I adj Drunk, intoxicated. I ve had too much to drink; I m twisted. 1960s II adj Perverted. I wouldn t go out with him; everyone says he istwisted. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
twined twisted — coiled coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}. Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twister n — twisted adj … English expressions
