# twisted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtwɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #7,406

## Definitions
1. Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
2. Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
3. Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted.
4. Bent out of shape or out of place; distorted; contorted.
5. Under heavy influence of intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana; very intoxicated.
6. Having a spiral ornament inside.
7. Intimately associated or connected; united; combined.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **twisty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twisted-vs-twisty)
- **twitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twisted-vs-twitter)
- **twister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twisted-vs-twister)
- **twist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twist-vs-twisted)
- **tested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tested-vs-twisted)
- **tasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasted-vs-twisted)
- **tilted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tilted-vs-twisted)
- **tinted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tinted-vs-twisted)
- **trusted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trusted-vs-twisted)
- **tainted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tainted-vs-twisted)
- **toasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toasted-vs-twisted)

## Common misspellings (11)
`tiwsted`, `ttwisted`, `twisetd`, `twissted`, `twistde`, `twistedd`, `twistted`, `twitsed`, `twsited`, `twwisted`, `wtisted`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/twisted