Warped

//woɹpt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of warp form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
  2. 2
    Of a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant. figuratively

    "a warped sense of humour"

Adjective
  1. 1
    used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
crookedabandonedaffectedanamorphousantiblackapocryphal

Example

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"As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children."

Etymology

From warp + -ed.

Related phrases

warped wall

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