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Meaning of 'distort' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distort [ a.]
- Distorted; misshapen.
2 . Distort [ v. t.]
- To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
- To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
- To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.

Meaning of 'distort' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . distort [ v]
Meaning (1):
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
Example in sentence:
  • His body was deformed by leprosy
Meaning (2):
- affect as in thought or feeling
Example in sentence:
  • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case;
  • The sadness tinged his life
Meaning (3):
- form into a spiral shape
Example in sentence:
  • The cord is all twisted

Nearby Words:

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