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- adjective
Distorted by warping;twisted out ofshape - adjective figuratively Of a person's mind, attitude, humour etc,
perverse ,strange ,aberrant ordeviant . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
warp .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture
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Examples
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Critics say the Wiesn has warped from a quaint Volksfest into a cultural wasteland: women in lederhosen, the occasional man in a dirndl, and celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton flaunting designer renditions that cost thousands of dollars.
At Oktoberfest, a Controversy Brews Over Racy Designer Dirndls Patrick McGroarty 2010
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P. S – My mom thinks my mind is warped from the book, but I disagree.
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String theorists are cast in warped logic like that.
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Particularly the fact that it is existing in warped space.
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Particularly the fact that it is existing in warped space.
The Tail Section » Doc’s Week of LOST Season Four Predictions - Part One! 2007
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The Social Registry, a local record label that specializes in warped, noisy rock and damaged dance music by the likes of Psychic Ills, Gang Gang Dance and Vietnam, had the second of its two showcases at the Glasshouse Gallery in Brooklyn.
CMJ Music Marathon: Social Registry Thrills; Crowd Disappoints - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Particularly the fact that it is existing in warped space.
The Tail Section » Doc’s Week of LOST Season Four Predictions - Part One! 2007
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The Social Registry, a local record label that specializes in warped, noisy rock and damaged dance music by the likes of Psychic Ills, Gang Gang Dance and Vietnam, had the second of its two showcases at the Glasshouse Gallery in Brooklyn.
CMJ Music Marathon: Social Registry Thrills; Crowd Disappoints - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Over the years it became warped from the pressure of sleep, turning into a sort of decaying hoop with erratic angles as I tried to reform the weakening metal into a perfect circle and failed.
Requiem For A Ring 2006
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What I find warped is the desire people have to pull down their own country, and to look at the people who are defending it, covertly or not, as expendable.
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