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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bi-teul-rin
"그는 약간 비틀린 유머 감각을 가지고 있다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bent, wound, or curled round something; having a substantially altered or distorted shape.
"The metal of the car was twisted beyond recognition after the accident." - 2
Mentally or emotionally abnormal, perverse, or corrupt.
"He had a twisted sense of humor that many people found deeply offensive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'twisian' (to divide in two, double) and Middle English 'twisten', ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots meaning 'to fold or weave'. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from physically wound or bent shapes to metaphorical connotations of moral perversion or psychological abnormality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Twisted" is said worldwide
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tordu
Transliteration: tor-dy
"Le tronc du vieil arbre était tordu."
verdreht
Transliteration: fer-dreht
"Das Metall war durch die Hitze völlig verdreht."
torto
Transliteration: tor-to
"I rami della pianta erano torti dal vento."
retorcido
Transliteration: re-tor-ci-do
"Encontraron el cable eléctrico completamente retorcido."
distorcido
Transliteration: dis-tor-ci-do
"Ele tem um senso de humor um pouco distorcido."
विकृत
Transliteration: vikrit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसका सोचने का तरीका बहुत विकृत है।"
扭曲的
Transliteration: niǔ qū de
Script: 中文汉字
"这根金属条被严重扭曲了。"
비틀린
Transliteration: bi-teul-rin
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 약간 비틀린 유머 감각을 가지고 있다."
歪んだ
Transliteration: yuganda
Script: 日本語
"その古い木の枝は奇妙に歪んでいた。"
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