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- Dictionarydistort/dɪˈstɔːt/
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.
If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. American English : distort / dɪˈstɔrt / Brazilian Portuguese : distorcer
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.
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.
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. Distort is a verb that means to change the shape of something.
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.
to change or affect something, especially in a way that makes it worse: The government is actually distorting markets and undermining competition. There's a danger this could distort his judgment. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. distort verb [T] (SOUND)
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
Definition of distort verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
