twisted
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- adjective
- /ˈtwɪstɪd/
:
manipulado
- The article presented a twisted view of the situation, aiming to support a particular agenda.
- twisted logic
Examples
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I know it sounds a little twisted when you put it like that.
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Nurses may be forced into awkward, twisted positions because of limited work space.
Academic text (2006) -
She's extremely dark and it's all about twisted human psychology.
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Even their compliments can be twisted and passive aggressive.
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Old scars - some small, some long and twisted - marred his back and stomach.
Fiction book (1992) -
Karen stares through the open door at a child's room, a very twisted child's room.
Fiction book (1991) -
The politician's speech was filled with twisted facts designed to mislead the audience.
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Many people found the twisted interpretation of the events both deceptive and unsettling.
Synonyms
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Changed so the original meaning is no longer true
Shown in a false way that gives people the wrong idea
Changed from the original meaning so it makes people believe something wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
How Misleading
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word twisted comes from the simple verb twist, which means 'to turn' or 'to bend'. If someone 'twists' words or facts they turn or bend them away from the truth, so twisted can mean 'changed to mislead'.