distorted Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort; garble.
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verb form into a spiral shape
twist; twine; distort.
- The cord is all twisted
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verb twist and press out of shape
wring; distort; deform; contort.
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verb affect as in thought or feeling
color; colour; tinge; distort.
- My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
- The sadness tinged his life
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verb alter the shape of (something) by stress
strain; deform; distort.
- His body was deformed by leprosy
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adjective satellite so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
deformed; misshapen; ill-shapen; malformed.
- deformed thalidomide babies
- his poor distorted limbs
- an ill-shapen vase
- a limp caused by a malformed foot
- misshapen old fingers
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adjective satellite having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
misrepresented; twisted; perverted.
- many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
- a perverted translation of the poem
