verdrehten
Verdrehten is the Präteritum (simple past) form of the German verb verdrehen. The base verb verdrehen means to twist, turn, or to distort. In physical contexts it can describe twisting an object, such as wire or a screw. In figurative uses it refers to distorting, misrepresenting, or manipulating information or statements. The past participle of verdrehen is verdreht, which is used with haben to form perfect tenses (Ich habe die Wahrheit verdreht).
As a transitive verb, verdrehen requires a direct object: jemanden oder etwas verdrehen (to twist someone’s
Grammatically, verdrehen belongs to the strong family of German verbs formed with a prefix ver- and a
See also: verdrehen vs. verdrehenen? Note that verdrehen is often contrasted with verstellen (to adjust) and