warped

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adjective

Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape

“a warped sense of humour”

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Meanings

adjectivewarped (comparative more warped, superlative most warped)

comparative more warped · superlative most warped

  1. Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
  2. figurativelyOf a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.

    a warped sense of humour

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of warp

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveused especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Translations

Dutch vervormd
  • vervormddistorted by warping
Finnish vääntynyt, kieroutunut
  • vääntynytdistorted by warping
  • kieroutunutin figurative sense
French tordu
  • torduin figurative sense
German verzogen
  • verzogendistorted by warping
Hungarian megvetemedett
  • megvetemedettdistorted by warping
Icelandic skældur
  • skældurdistorted by warping
Irish anchumtha
  • anchumthadistorted by warping
Italian deformato
  • deformatodistorted by warping
Japanese ひねくれた
  • ひねくれた (hinekureta)in figurative sense
Latin pandus
  • pandusdistorted by warping
Māori tahatonga
  • tahatongadistorted by warping
Portuguese empenado, deformado
  • empenadodistorted by warping
  • deformadodistorted by warping
  • distorcidoin figurative sense
Spanish combado, comboso
  • combadodistorted by warping
  • combosodistorted by warping
  • alabeadodistorted by warping
Swedish vind
  • vinddistorted by warping
Turkish çarpık
  • çarpıkdistorted by warping

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Cite this entry
APA

warped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warped

MLA

“warped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warped. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warped.

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