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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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DISTORT definition: 1. to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: 2. to change something…. Learn more.
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.
If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.
verb. /dɪˈstɔːt/ /dɪˈstɔːrt/ Verb Forms. 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
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.
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 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.
Distort definition: to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed. See examples of DISTORT used in a sentence.
distort meaning: 1. to change the shape, sound, or appearance of something so that it seems strange: 2. to change…. Learn more.
Distort definition: To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.
