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- pronunciation:
- dih
stort
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
distorts, distorting, distorted |
| 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 |
adverb + (v.)distort
artificially,
badly,
completely,
consistently,
deliberately,
easily,
fundamentally,
greatly,
grossly,
grotesquely,
inevitably,
intentionally,
otherwise,
permanently,
potentially,
purposely,
radically,
seriously,
severely,
slightly,
somewhat,
subtly,
systematically,
terribly,
thereby,
totally,
willfully
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(v.)distort
+ noun
allocation,
background,
economy,
fact,
feature,
flow,
history,
image,
intent,
interpretation,
judgment,
layer,
legacy,
market,
marketplace,
meaning,
mirror,
misrepresent,
pattern,
perception,
perspective,
picture,
pricing,
process,
proportion,
reality,
record,
reflection,
shape,
signal,
trade,
truth,
understanding,
view,
vision,
wave
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| derivations: |
distortive (adj.), distorter (n.) |
The word distort
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
tort
Latin
root
that means twist
Example words:
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