twist someone's words

verb

To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth

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Meanings

verbtwist someone's words (third-person singular simple present twists someone's words, present participle twisting someone's words, simple past and past participle twisted someone's words)

present singular third person twists someone's words · participle present twisting someone's words · participle past twisted someone's words · past twisted someone's words

  1. To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
put words in someone's mouth

Translations

Spanish torcer las palabras, mudar las palabras
  • torcer las palabrasverb
  • mudar las palabrasverb
  • trocar las palabrasverb
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APA

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“twist someone's words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twist%20someone's%20words. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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