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
He was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.—B. J. Pollock
2
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
Is it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?—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
warped
2 of 2past tense and past participle of warp entry 2
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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