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Definition of Distort
1. Verb. Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story.
Specialized synonyms: Mangle, Murder, Mutilate
Generic synonyms: Belie, Misrepresent
Derivative terms: Distortion, Distortion, Distortion, Falsification, Falsifier, Falsity, Falsity, Warp, Warping
2. Verb. Form into a spiral shape. "The cord is all twisted"
Generic synonyms: Change Form, Change Shape, Deform
Specialized synonyms: Wrench, Wring, Contort, Deform, Wring, Entangle, Mat, Snarl, Tangle, Enlace, Entwine, Interlace, Intertwine, Lace, Twine, Spin, Interweave, Weave
Derivative terms: Distortion, Twist
Antonyms: Untwist
3. Verb. Twist and press out of shape.
Specialized synonyms: Morph
Generic synonyms: Twine, Twist
Related verbs: Wrench, Wring, Wring
Derivative terms: Contortion, Contortion, Deformation, Deformation, Distortion
4. Verb. Affect as in thought or feeling. "The sadness tinged his life"
Generic synonyms: Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch, Touch On
5. Verb. Alter the shape of (something) by stress. "His body was deformed by leprosy"
Generic synonyms: Form, Shape
Specialized synonyms: Jaundice
Derivative terms: Deformation, Strain
Definition of Distort
1. a. Distorted; misshapen.
2. v. t. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
Definition of Distort
1. to twist or bend out of shape [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Distort
1. 1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. "Whose face was distorted with pain." (Thackeray) 2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally. "Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men." (Tillotson) 3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning. Synonym: To twist, wrest, deform, pervert. Origin: Distorted; Distorting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)