NichiDict

ねじれる

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

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

拗れる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

交渉が拗れて合意に達するまで数ヶ月かかった。

The negotiations went awry and it took months to reach an agreement.

些細な誤解から二人の関係が拗れてしまった。

A trivial misunderstanding caused the relationship between the two to become strained.

強く引っ張られてワイヤーが拗れた

The wire got twisted from being pulled hard.