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dis·tort
 distort
- pronunciation:
- dih
stort
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
distorted, distorting, distorts |
| definition 1: |
to twist out of shape; deform the appearance or functioning of.
The uneven surface of the mirror distorted his reflection.Having the volume too loud distorts the sound.
- synonyms:
- contort, deform, screw, torture
- similar words:
- disfigure, misshape, twist, warp
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| definition 2: |
to falsify or misrepresent.
The actor felt the newspaper article distorted what he had said in the interview.Exaggerating is often harmless, but it does distort the truth.- synonyms:
- falsify, misrepresent, pervert, twist, warp
- similar words:
- bend, color, doctor, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, garble, mangle, misconstrue, misinterpret, misstate, overdraw, slant, varnish, wrench
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| related words: |
bow, buckle, discolor, flaw, jam, pout, scramble |
| derivations: |
distortive (adj.), distorter (n.) |
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