Can I say "twisted sense" instead of "distorted sense"? If so, could you please tell me some exemplary sentences of these two words?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
You can! “Twisted” is a good substitute for “distorted” here. The speaker is trying to express that the sense of male success is warped, unreal, and misshapen, so the synonym “twisted” is a good choice of substitute here. Ex: The patient had a distorted sense of reality, which could be attributed to mental trauma. Ex: The man couldn’t adapt to changes in society, and clung to his outdated beliefs and distorted sense of superiority.