distort

dis·tort

 (dĭ-stôrt′)

tr.v. dis·tort·ed, dis·tort·ing, dis·torts

1. To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape: a reflection distorted in the moving water; a face distorted in misery.

2. To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate: "Though I knew how to translate exactly what she had told me, I realized that any translation would distort the deepest meaning of her message" (Richard Rodriguez).

3. Electronics To cause distortion in (a signal or waveform, for example).

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[Latin distorquēre, distort- : dis-, apart; see dis- + torquēre, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·tort′er n.

Synonyms: distort, twist, deform, contort, warp
These verbs mean to alter form or character, usually disadvantageously. To distort is to change the physical shape of something, as by torsion or exaggerating certain features, or to misconstrue the meaning of something: "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things" (Francis Bacon).
Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: He twisted his mouth in pain. She accused me of twisting her words. Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Erosion deforms the landscape. Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: "The body of the bird ... contorted suddenly. Its back arching; its head and tail straining to feel the touch of the other; its taloned feet grappling for a hold on a world that was gone" (Pete Dunne).
Warp can refer to turning from a flat or straight form or from a true course or direction: The floorboards warped over the years. His judgment is warped by prejudice.

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distort

(dɪˈstɔːt)

vb (tr)

1. (often passive) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform

2. to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)

3. (Electronics) electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform

[C16: from Latin distortus misshapen, from distorquēre to turn different ways, from dis-¹ + torquēre to twist]

disˈtorted adj

disˈtortedly adv

disˈtortedness n

disˈtorter n

disˈtortive adj

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dis•tort

(dɪˈstɔrt)

v.t.

1. to twist out of shape; alter the original or normal appearance of.

2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent.

3. to reproduce (an electronic signal) inaccurately.

[1580–90; < Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre to distort =dis- dis-¹ + torquēre to twist]

dis•tort′er, n.

syn: See misrepresent.

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distort

Past participle: distorted
Gerund: distorting

Imperative

distort

distort

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	distort - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story falsify, garble, warp murder, mutilate, mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
	2.	distort - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" twine, twist change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
	3.	distort - twist and press out of shape contort, wring, deform morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
	4.	distort - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" tinge, color, colour affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
	5.	distort - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" deform, strain shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" jaundice - distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

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distort

verb

1. misrepresent, twist, bias, disguise, pervert, slant, colour, misinterpret, falsify, garble The media distorts reality.

2. deform, bend, twist, warp, buckle, mangle, disfigure, contort, gnarl, misshape, malform Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.

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distort

verb

1. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of:

contort, deform, disfigure, misshape, twist.

2. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:

belie, color, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest.

Idiom: give a false coloring to.

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Translations

يُحَرِّف، يُغَيِّر في شَكْل الصَّوْتيُشَوِّه

deformovatzkreslitzkřivit

fordrejeforvanskeforvrænge

verzerrenverziehen

διαστρεβλώνω

deformardistorsionartergiversar

vääntäävääristäävääristellä

déformerdistordretordre

elgörbül

aflagaaflagast

deformaredistorceretergiversare

iškreipimasiškreipti

deformētizkropļotsagrozīt

verdraaienvervalsenvervormen

fordreieforvanskeforvrenge

distorcer

искажатьковеркатьковеркаться

skresliť

bozmakbükmekçarpıtmak

失真扭曲曲解歪曲

distort

[dɪsˈtɔːt] VT [+ shape etc] → deformar; [+ sound, image] → distorsionar (fig) [+ judgment] → distorsionar; [+ truth] → tergiversar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

distort

[dɪˈstɔː^rt] vt

[+ truth, facts, reality, statement] → déformer; [+ figures] → falsifier

[+ shape, sound] → déformer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

distort

vt → verzerren (also Phys); truth, words → verdrehen; reality, history → verzerrt darstellen; facts → verzerrt darstellen, verdrehen; judgement → trüben, beeinträchtigen

vi → verzerrt werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

distort

[dɪsˈtɔːt] vt (also) (fig) → distorcere; (face, also) (Tech) → deformare; (account, news) → falsare
a distorted impression → una falsa impressione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

distort

(diˈstoːt) verb

1. to make or become twisted out of shape. Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress. verwronge, verdraaid, misvormd يُشَوِّه изопачавам deformar zkřivit, deformovat (se) verziehen, verzerren forvrænge παραμορφώνωretorcer, deformar väänama, väänduma از ریخت انداختن؛ کج و کوله کردن vääristyä déformer לְעָווֵת ऎंठना, सिकोड़ना, रूप बिगाड़ना iskriviti eltorzít, elgörbül mengerut aflagast deformare, deformarsi ゆがめる 왜곡하다 iškreipti, iškraipyti izkropļot; deformēt mengherot-benyotkan vervormenfordreie, forvrenge, forvri ګرزول، اړول، كيږول،پېچل، تاوول، بې ډوله كول، بدځرګندول، ناوړه ښوول، تحريفول: بل ډوله تعبيرول deformar a (se) deforma искажать deformovať (sa) izkriviti (se) iskriviti förvränga, förvrida ทำให้ผิดรูป bozmak, çarpıtmak, bükmek 扭曲，歪曲 викривляти; перекручувати شکل بگڑنا یا بگاڑنا làm méo mó 扭曲，歪曲

2. to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural. Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone. verwronge يُحَرِّف، يُغَيِّر في شَكْل الصَّوْت изкривявам deformado zkreslit verzerren forvanske; fordreje αλλοιώνωdistorsionar moonutama غیر عادی جلوه دادن؛ نابهنجار نمودن vääristyä déformer לְעָווֵת विकृत izobličen, deformiran eltorzít berubah aflaga distorcere ゆがめる 일그러지다 iškraipyti, deformuoti sagrozīt terganggu vervormen, verdraaienfordreie, forvanske zniekształcać بدځرګندول، ناوړه ښوول، deformado a distorsiona искажаться skresliť popačiti izopačen förvränga, förvanska ทำให้บิดเบือน bozmak, çarpıtmak 扭曲(聲音、事實)，曲解(某人的話) калічити (мову) آواز کو بگاڑنا bóp méo 曲解，失真

diˈstortion (-ʃən) noun

verwring, verdraai, vertrek تَحْريف، تَشْويه извращаване deformação deformace; zkreslení die Verdrehung, die Verzerrung forvrængning; forvanskning; fordrejning παραμόρφωσηdistorsión, deformación väänamine, moonutus از ریخت افتادگی vääristymä déformationעיוות टेढ़ापनख्, कुरूपता, विकृति iskrivljenje, distorzija eltorzítás kerusakan aflögun deformazione ゆがみ 왜곡 iškreipimas, iškraipymas sagrozīšana; izkropļošana; deformācija memutarbelitkan vervormingfordreiing, forvridning, forvansking zniekształcenie اړونه، ګرزونه، تحريفونه deformação deformare искажение deformácia popačenje iskrivljenost förvrängning, distorsion การบิดเบือน boz(ul)ma 扭曲，歪曲 спотворення; викривлення شکل بگاڑنے کا عمل sự bóp méo 歪曲，失真

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distort

v. torcer, deformar, desfigurar.

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