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- Dictionarydis·tort/dəˈstôrt/
verb
- 1. pull or twist out of shape: "a grimace distorted her mouth" Similar
- 2. give a misleading or false account or impression of: "many factors can distort the results" Similar
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The meaning of DISTORT is to twist out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account. How to use distort in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distort.
DISTORT definition: 1. to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: 2. to change something…. Learn more.
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts. Synonyms: misstate, falsify, twist, misconstrue, pervert.
If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad. [ VERB noun ]
DISTORT meaning: 1. to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: 2. to change something…. Learn more.
distort something to change the shape, appearance or sound of something so that it is strange or not clear. a fairground mirror that distorts your shape; The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
1. (often passive) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform. 2. to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc) 3. (Electronics) electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform.
DISTORT meaning: 1 : to change the natural, normal, or original shape, appearance, or sound of (something) in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing; 2 : to change (something) so that it is no longer true or accurate.
Definitions of 'distort'. 1. If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. [...] 2. If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear. [...]
Distort means to twist out of shape. When you look at a tree through a twisting kaleidoscope, you distort its image, making its branches and leaves look wavy and misshapen.
