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[ dih-stawr-tid ] / dɪˈstɔr tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR distorted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life. twisted; deformed; misshapen. mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias: He has a distorted sense of values. Origin of distortedFirst recorded in 1625–35; distort + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM distorteddis·tort·ed·ly, adverbdis·tort·ed·ness, nounnon·dis·tort·ed, adjectivenon·dis·tort·ed·ly, adverb non·dis·tort·ed·ness, nounun·dis·tort·ed, adjectiveun·dis·tort·ed·ly, adverb Words nearby distorteddistomatosis, distomiasis, distomolar, distopulpal, distort, distorted, distortion, distortion aberration, distoversion, distr., distract Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for distortedMusk described this type of paralysis as caused by distorted electrical signals in the brain. Elon Musk shows off Neuralink brain implant technology in a living pig|jonathanvanian2015|August 29, 2020|Fortune It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals. The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I think the attacks on Fareed are distorted, irresponsible, and unfair,” Weisberg emailed. Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm?|Lloyd Grove|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST I speak here to warn people that the facts presented in the opera are incomplete and distorted. Rudy Giuliani: Why I Protested ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’|Rudy Giuliani|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What we hear about the women of Everest is often sensationalized, exaggerated, reimagined or distorted—if we hear anything at all. Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the Mandela legacy has also given South Africa a distorted sense of exceptionalism. Mandela: The Last Good Man|Mark Gevisser|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST The cruel eyes did not open, and the distorted mouth did not change. The Wishing Moon|Louise Elizabeth Dutton He saw the limp form thrown across the bed, the distorted face, the hands and arms posed grotesquely. Number Seventeen|Louis Tracy Every thing was exaggerated and distorted by vague report and by national prejudice. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay At the same time, a transformation of the applied energy into heat takes place in the distorted material. The Energy System of Matter|James Weir "A diseased and distorted mind is capable of hallucinations, if that is what you mean," observed Sarria.
Words related to distortedwry, gnarled, colored, perverted, askew, awry, cockeyed, anamorphic |