distort

verb

dis·tort di-ˈstȯrt How to pronounce distort (audio)

distorted; distorting; distorts

transitive verb

: to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account

distorted the facts

: to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition

a face distorted by pain

also : to cause to be perceived unnaturally

the new lights distorted colors

The singer's voice was electronically distorted.

: pervert

distort justice

intransitive verb

: to become distorted

Heat caused the wax figures to distort.

also : to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal

distorter noun

Example Sentences

Her face was distorted by pain. The odd camera angle distorted her figure in the photograph. The sound of the guitar was distorted. Heat caused the plastic to distort. She felt he was distorting the facts. The story was distorted by the press. The loss of both her parents at an early age distorted her outlook on life. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Does anyone believe this won’t produce continuous anonymous leaks that will intrude into and distort the November elections and beyond?

Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Webb will also show us a galaxy cluster known as SMACS 0723, where galaxies distort and magnify the light emanating from other objects behind them, a cosmic quirk that allows telescopes to spot very distant and faint galaxies farther out.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 Other contributors include lectins, which distort our neutrophils, and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), which produce proinflammatory chemokines like interleukin-17.

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 There are people with totalitarian mind-sets whose first job is to obscure, distort and destroy the truth.

Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 The bill’s $369 billion in climate spending and regulation will distort energy markets and raise costs for business and consumers.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 The policy helped distort China's population, leading to a fast-aging population with too many men.

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022 The Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro produces a big sound, but it’s a refined sound that has an impressive bass that doesn’t distort.

Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Musk has accused Twitter of misrepresenting the size of its user base to distort its value and cited the issue of fake accounts as a main reason for abandoning his offer to buy the company.

Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	distorts
释义	distort verb dis·tort di-ˈstȯrt distorted; distorting; distorts transitive verb 1 : to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account distorted the facts 2 : to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition a face distorted by pain also : to cause to be perceived unnaturally the new lights distorted colors The singer's voice was electronically distorted. 3 : pervert distort justice intransitive verb : to become distorted Heat caused the wax figures to distort. also : to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal distorter noun Synonyms bend color cook falsify fudge garble misinterpret misrelate misrepresent misstate pervert slant twist warp See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Her face was distorted by pain. The odd camera angle distorted her figure in the photograph. The sound of the guitar was distorted. Heat caused the plastic to distort. She felt he was distorting the facts. The story was distorted by the press. The loss of both her parents at an early age distorted her outlook on life. See More Recent Examples on the Web Does anyone believe this won’t produce continuous anonymous leaks that will intrude into and distort the November elections and beyond? Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Webb will also show us a galaxy cluster known as SMACS 0723, where galaxies distort and magnify the light emanating from other objects behind them, a cosmic quirk that allows telescopes to spot very distant and faint galaxies farther out. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 Other contributors include lectins, which distort our neutrophils, and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), which produce proinflammatory chemokines like interleukin-17. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 There are people with totalitarian mind-sets whose first job is to obscure, distort and destroy the truth. Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 The bill’s $369 billion in climate spending and regulation will distort energy markets and raise costs for business and consumers. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 The policy helped distort China's population, leading to a fast-aging population with too many men. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022 The Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro produces a big sound, but it’s a refined sound that has an impressive bass that doesn’t distort. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Musk has accused Twitter of misrepresenting the size of its user base to distort its value and cited the issue of fake accounts as a main reason for abandoning his offer to buy the company. Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre, from dis- + torquēre to twist — more at torture entry 1 First Known Use 1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition distort verb dis·tort di-ˈstȯrt distorted; distorting 1 : to twist out of shape 2 : to change so as to make untrue or inaccurate Reports distorted the facts. distorts verb present tense third-person singular of distort 1 as in misrepresents to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance misrepresents obscures misstates complicates falsifies misinterprets warps garbles slants perverts confuses twists fudges colors cooks censors bends camouflages misrelates mistranslates masks mistakes dissembles disguises misspeaks belies whitewashes misdescribes lies mystifies confounds veils prevaricates equivocates bowdlerizes fibs palters glosses (over) mixes (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms interprets explains illustrates illuminates clarifies clears (up) spells out deciphers See More 2 as in deforms to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position Synonyms & Similar Words deforms contorts warps tortures screws curls disfigures misshapes defaces squinches spirals coils loops winds wrings twines wrenches wrests wreathes Antonyms & Near Antonyms straightens unbends uncurls
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