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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tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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Lynch, the bizarro-baroque filmmaker who died this week, at 78, will be remembered for being a cinematic giant, for Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive as well as the warped TV soap opera Twin Peaks and its avant-garde sequel, Twin Peaks: The Return.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Often lauded as one of the finest filmmakers of his generation, Lynch coined a distinctive and wholly unique style of storytelling, which often involved all-American normality jarring with warped scenes of unexpected violence.
—Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
The reflection gives a warped view of part of the station behind Pettit.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Often lauded as one of the finest filmmakers of his generation, Lynch coined a distinctive and wholly unique style of storytelling, which often involved all-American normality jarring with warped scenes of unexpected violence.
—Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
The reflection gives a warped view of part of the station behind Pettit.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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