1
: twisted out of a natural or normal shape
a warped board
Before polishing began, warped panels were straightened and stripes of new wood added to compensate for shrinkage …—
Helen Dudar
Helen DudarHe was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.—B. J. Pollock
B. J. Pollock2
a
: eccentrically weird or strange
a warped sense of humor
b
: disturbingly abnormal or distorted
At his office one afternoon, he told me that he blames warped values for the drop in international-news coverage …—Ken Auletta
Ken AulettaIs it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?—Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman"He took an oath as a Klansman, and he has this really warped, romantic notion of a sacred vow he can never violate."—John Grisham
John GrishamExamples of warped in a Sentence
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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The twists vary in actual shock value, but the tension provides enough of a hook to follow this warped love story to its conclusion.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The first part of the movie is devoted to taking us inside his local empire of warped belief, which skews right-wing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
McNally also played with the idea that the older man trying to catch Frank was, at least in this warped universe, a kind of surrogate father who developed genuine affection for his quarry.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The first part of the movie is devoted to taking us inside his local empire of warped belief, which skews right-wing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
McNally also played with the idea that the older man trying to catch Frank was, at least in this warped universe, a kind of surrogate father who developed genuine affection for his quarry.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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