distort in English dictionary

  • distort

    Meanings and definitions of "distort"

    • (transitive) To bring something out of shape.
    • (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
    • (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      distorted; misshapen
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
    • verb
      (intransitive, ergative)
      To become misshapen.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give a false or misleading account of
    • to bring something out of shape
    • to give false account of
    • force (meaning)
    • To alter the shape of (something) by stress.
    • Restore or reproduce in any way which is not original or true.
    • To twist of natural or regular shape.
    • verb
      affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
    • verb
      alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
    • verb
      form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
    • verb
      make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
    • verb
      twist and press out of shape

    Synonyms of "distort" in English dictionary

    falsify, form, bear on are the top synonyms of "distort" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "distort" in English dictionary

    untwist is the antonym of "distort" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of distort

    • distort ( third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted)
    • distort (comparative more distort, superlative most distort)
    • distort (third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted)
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