distort

dis·tort  (d-stôrt)

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

1. To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.

2. To give a false or misleading account of; misrepresent.

3. To cause to work in a twisted or disorderly manner; pervert.

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

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dis·torter n.

Synonyms: distort, twist, deform, contort, warp
These verbs mean to alter the form or character of something, usually disadvantageously. To distort is to change the physical shape of something, as by torsion or exaggeration of 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: twisted his mouth in pain; accused me of twisting her words.
Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: erosion that deformed the landscape.
Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: contorted her face with rage.
Warp can refer to turning from a flat or straight form or from a true course or direction: floorboards that had warped over the years; judgment 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

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

distorted  adj

distortedly  adv

distortedness  n

distorter  n

distortive  adj

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.

Translations

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

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distort [dɪˈstɔː^rt] vt

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

[+ shape, sound] → déformer

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distort

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

vi → verzerrt werden

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

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

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distort

v distort [diˈstoːt]

1 to make or become twisted out of shape Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress. verwronge, verdraaid, misvormd يُشَوِّه изопачавам zkřivit, deformovat (se) forvrænge verziehen, verzerren παραμορφώνω retorcer, deformar väänama, väänduma از ریخت انداختن؛ کج و کوله کردن vääristyä (se) déformer לְעָווֵת ऎंठना, सिकोड़ना, रूप बिगाड़ना iskriviti eltorzít, elgörbül mengerut aflagast deformare, deformarsi ゆがめる 왜곡하다 iškreipti, iškraipyti izkropļot; deformēt mengherot-benyotkan vervormen fordreie, forvrenge, forvri deformar a (se) deforma искажать(ся) deformovať (sa) izkriviti (se) iskriviti förvränga, förvrida ทำให้ผิดรูป bozmak, çarpıtmak, bükmek 弄歪 викривляти; перекручувати شکل بگڑنا یا بگاڑنا làm méo mó 弄歪

2 to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone. verwronge يُحَرِّف، يُغَيِّر في شَكْل الصَّوْت изкривявам zkreslit forvanske; fordreje verzerren αλλοιώνω (για ήχο) distorsionar 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, verdraaien fordreie, forvanske zniekształcać deformado a distorsiona искажаться skresliť popačiti izopačen förvränga, förvanska ทำให้บิดเบือน bozmak, çarpıtmak 把...弄得不正常，失真 калічити (мову) آواز کو بگاڑنا bóp méo 把...弄得不正常，失真

n diˈstortion [-ʃən]

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