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to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contrary
to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strained
「拗れる」 has another reading with different meanings.
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.