NichiDict

ねじれる

N1
捩れる
捻れる拗れる捻じれる
[nejireru]
Illustration for 捩れる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped

2.IchidanIntransitive

to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contrary

3.IchidanIntransitive

to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strained

Other Readings

捩れる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

ケーブルが絡まって捩れてしまった。

The cables got tangled and twisted.

労使交渉が捩れて解決の見通しが立たず複雑になっている。

Negotiations have become complicated and twisted.

強風でアンテナのケーブルが捩れた

The antenna cable got twisted by the strong wind.