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The correct spelling is twisted.
How to pronounce twisted
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
verbIPA: /ˈtwɪstɪd/
Say it like: Twi-ste-d
The correct spelling is twisted. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force. For example: "Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."
Usage Examples
“Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”
“The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- 2.To join together by twining one part around another.
- 3.To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- 4.To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- 5.To wind into; to insinuate.
adjective
- 1.Contorted.
- 2.Wound spirally.
- 3.Mentally disturbed or unsound.
- 4.Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.
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