distort

dis·tort

D0294600 (dĭ-stôrt′)tr.v. dis·tort·ed, dis·tort·ing, dis·torts 1. To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape: a reflection distorted in the moving water; a face distorted in misery.2. To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate: "Though I knew how to translate exactly what she had told me, I realized that any translation would distort the deepest meaning of her message" (Richard Rodriguez).3. Electronics To cause distortion in (a signal or waveform, for example).

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[Latin distorquēre, distort- : dis-, apart; see dis- + torquēre, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·tort′er n.Synonyms: distort, twist, deform, contort, warp
These verbs mean to alter form or character, usually disadvantageously. To distort is to change the physical shape of something, as by torsion or exaggerating certain features, or to misconstrue the meaning of something: "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things" (Francis Bacon).
Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: He twisted his mouth in pain. She accused me of twisting her words. Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Erosion deforms the landscape. Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: "The body of the bird ... contorted suddenly. Its back arching; its head and tail straining to feel the touch of the other; its taloned feet grappling for a hold on a world that was gone" (Pete Dunne).
Warp can refer to turning from a flat or straight form or from a true course or direction: The floorboards warped over the years. His judgment is warped by prejudice.

distort

(dɪˈstɔːt) vb (tr) 1. (often passive) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform2. to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)3. (Electronics) electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform[C16: from Latin distortus misshapen, from distorquēre to turn different ways, from dis-¹ + torquēre to twist] disˈtorted adj disˈtortedly adv disˈtortedness n disˈtorter n disˈtortive adj

dis•tort

(dɪˈstɔrt)

v.t. 1. to twist out of shape; alter the original or normal appearance of. 2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent. 3. to reproduce (an electronic signal) inaccurately. [1580–90; < Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre to distort =dis- dis-¹ + torquēre to twist] dis•tort′er, n. syn: See misrepresent.

distort

Past participle: distorted
Gerund: distorting

Imperative
distort
distort

Present
I distort
you distort
he/she/it distorts
we distort
you distort
they distort

Preterite
I distorted
you distorted
he/she/it distorted
we distorted
you distorted
they distorted

Present Continuous
I am distorting
you are distorting
he/she/it is distorting
we are distorting
you are distorting
they are distorting

Present Perfect
I have distorted
you have distorted
he/she/it has distorted
we have distorted
you have distorted
they have distorted

Past Continuous
I was distorting
you were distorting
he/she/it was distorting
we were distorting
you were distorting
they were distorting

Past Perfect
I had distorted
you had distorted
he/she/it had distorted
we had distorted
you had distorted
they had distorted

Future
I will distort
you will distort
he/she/it will distort
we will distort
you will distort
they will distort

Future Perfect
I will have distorted
you will have distorted
he/she/it will have distorted
we will have distorted
you will have distorted
they will have distorted

Future Continuous
I will be distorting
you will be distorting
he/she/it will be distorting
we will be distorting
you will be distorting
they will be distorting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been distorting
you have been distorting
he/she/it has been distorting
we have been distorting
you have been distorting
they have been distorting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been distorting
you will have been distorting
he/she/it will have been distorting
we will have been distorting
you will have been distorting
they will have been distorting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been distorting
you had been distorting
he/she/it had been distorting
we had been distorting
you had been distorting
they had been distorting

Conditional
I would distort
you would distort
he/she/it would distort
we would distort
you would distort
they would distort

Past Conditional
I would have distorted
you would have distorted
he/she/it would have distorted
we would have distorted
you would have distorted
they would have distorted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	distort - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or storyfalsify, garble, warpmurder, mutilate, mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
	2.	distort - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"twine, twistchange form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or formwring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shapemat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
	3.	distort - twist and press out of shapecontort, wring, deformmorph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
	4.	distort - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"tinge, color, colouraffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
	5.	distort - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"deform, strainshape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"jaundice - distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

distort

verb1. misrepresent, twist, bias, disguise, pervert, slant, colour, misinterpret, falsify, garble The media distorts reality.2. deform, bend, twist, warp, buckle, mangle, disfigure, contort, gnarl, misshape, malform Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.

distort

verb1. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of:contort, deform, disfigure, misshape, twist.2. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:belie, color, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest.Idiom: give a false coloring to.

Translations

失真扭曲曲解歪曲

distort

(diˈstoːt) verb1. to make or become twisted out of shape. Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress. 扭曲，歪曲 扭曲，歪曲 2. to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural. Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone. 扭曲(聲音、事實)，曲解(某人的話) 曲解，失真 diˈstortion (-ʃən) noun 扭曲，歪曲 歪曲，失真