to become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bend
to get sulky; to sulk
to grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverse
長年冷遇され、彼は捻くれた。
After years of being passed over, he grew cynical.
裏切りで彼女の人間観は捻くれている。
Her view of people has become twisted since the betrayal.
愛情なく育つと、子どもは捻くれることがある。
A child raised without warmth can grow up to become cynical.