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Added 9 October 2026

twisted

/ˈtwɪstɪd/ adjective

In Latin: tortus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about twisted at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented.
many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality

Origin

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.

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