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How to pronounce twisted in English?

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Synonyms distorted, misrepresented, perverted


many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality.

Examples of twisted

twisted
Every time I tried to get my point across he twisted it, pretended to soothe me.
From the guardian.co.uk
I had a twisted sense of right and wrong but I knew that it was an unfair world.
From the dailymail.co.uk
With its tall, twisted Tudor chimneys, the view has barely changed in centuries.
From the mirror.co.uk
A year ago, Darlene Etienne was entombed in crumbled concrete and twisted steel.
From the timesunion.com
His twisted hair and baggy T-shirt are a far cry from his formally dressed fans.
From the cnn.com
It was twisted or sprained or pulled or wrenched, depending on whom you believe.
From the fresnobee.com
Another twisted piece about outcasts living on the fringes of civilized society.
From the denverpost.com
Pain should come only if the prosthesis is put on wrong or somehow gets twisted.
From the omaha.com
Video replay showed Bush twisted and stretched the ball just over the goal line.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • Distorted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
  • (twist) turn: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
  • (twist) writhe: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  • (twist) construction: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
  • (twist) flex: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
  • (twist) turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"
  • Twisted is a 1986 horror and psychological thriller starring Christian Slater, Lois Smith, and Tandy Cronyn.
  • The film Twisted was written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky and released in 1997. It is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abuse and prostitution. ...
  • Twisted is a 2001 film directed by Greg Petusky and Johnny Wu.