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
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Examples of warped in a Sentence
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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Indiana is perhaps best known for his true-crime trilogy inaugurated in the late 1990s—Resentment: A Comedy; Three Month Fever: The Andrew Cunanan Story; and Depraved Indifference—addressing the warped disregard for human life that characterized the turn of the millennium.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
Extreme heat and rain can cause major infrastructure damage, ranging from buckling roads and warped railroad lines to overflowing storm drains.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Using a prefab method like that has the advantage of convenience, but Nguyen reminds us that outsourcing our decision-making to it will yield an oversimplified or warped version of our values.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
The middle of the lid was a little warped from the hit, but the hinges still worked and the body held strong.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2024
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News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
Extreme heat and rain can cause major infrastructure damage, ranging from buckling roads and warped railroad lines to overflowing storm drains.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Using a prefab method like that has the advantage of convenience, but Nguyen reminds us that outsourcing our decision-making to it will yield an oversimplified or warped version of our values.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
The middle of the lid was a little warped from the hit, but the hinges still worked and the body held strong.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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