N12759/3019

ねじれる

usually written using kana aloneIchidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • 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

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Example sentences

強風きょうふうアンテナがねじれてしまった。

The antenna got twisted by the strong wind.

二人ふたり関係かんけい誤解ごかいかさなってねじれていった。

Their relationship became increasingly strained due to repeated misunderstandings.

かれ性格せいかく幼少期ようしょうきのトラウマによってねじれてしまったのかもしれない。

His personality may have become warped due to trauma from his early childhood.

ケーブルがねじれないように慎重しんちょう配線はいせんする必要ひつようがある。

It is necessary to wire carefully so that the cables do not get twisted.

長年ながねん確執かくしつによって両国間りょうこくかん外交がいこう関係かんけいいちじるしくねじ正常化せいじょうかへのみちのりはけわしいとわざるをない。

The diplomatic relations between the two countries have become severely strained by years of discord, and one cannot help but say that the path to normalization is steep.