twisted
adj/ˈtwɪstɪd/
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.
7 senses
- 1Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like…
- 2Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
- 3Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented…
- 4Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
- 5Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol…
- 6Having a spiral ornament inside.
- 7Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Also, With up, Of a person Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
- twisted sense of humor
- The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.
2 more examples
- 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.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108:
- 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.1971, Hunter S[tockton] Thompson, “Welcome to Las Vegas”, in The Great Shark Hunt, Simon and Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 531:
› Bent out of shape or out of place…
Broadly, Of words Having the intended meaning altered or misrepresented; misunderstood.
- Don't get this twisted. Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean we're friends.
Broadly, Of facial expressions Distorted or contorted by tensing the facial muscles.
Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
- Dude I’m so twisted right now.
- "Man is he high!" someone whispered. "Man, he's twisted! But on what? On what?"1958, John Clellon Holmes, The Horn, Open Road Media, published 2015, →ISBN:
Having a spiral ornament inside.
Of the stem of a wine glass
Figuratively, Obsolete Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.