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bent

adjective
bent pronunciation English bent bent pronunciation American bent
 
see also bend
1 not straighta piece of bent wireDo this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).2 (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually as a result of being old or ill/sicka small bent old womanHe was bent double with laughter.3 (British English, informal) (of a person in authority) dishonest
Idioms

bent on something/on doing something

determined to do something (usually something bad)
She seems bent on making life difficult for me. see also hell-bent

get bent out of shape (about/over something)

(North American English, informal) to become angry, anxious or upset Don't get bent out of shape about it. It was just a mistake!