twisted
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
adj
Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
adj
adj
adj
Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
verb
simple past and past participle of twist
Example Sentences
- "twisted sense of humor"
- "The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath."
- "I was a hard niggah, but not twisted enough to eat and socialize with my peeps knowing I was planning on robbing them before the night was over."
- "It was almost noon, and we still had more than a hundred miles to go. They would be tough miles. Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there was no going back, and no time to rest. We would have to ride it out."
- "Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends."
- "Dude I’m so twisted right now."
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.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more twisted (comparative)
most twisted (superlative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
wry
pretzelled
out of shape
coiled
deranged
disturbed
perverted
sick
warped
crossfaded. Also see Thesaurus:drunk
stoned