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- pronunciation:
- dih
stort
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
distorts, distorting, distorted |
| definition 1: |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts.
The ripples in the pond distorted his reflection.
- synonyms:
- deform
- similar words:
- disfigure, twist, warp
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| definition 2: |
to make false or change the meaning of.
A good newspaper article does not distort the news.Exaggerating and lying are two ways of distorting the truth.- synonyms:
- twist, warp
- similar words:
- color, embroider, exaggerate, mangle, slant, varnish
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| related words: |
flaw, scramble |
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| derivations: |
distortive (adj.), distorter (n.) |
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