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pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape: His face was distorted in agony. Everything looks distorted through the glass. Synonyms. contorted. deformed. misshapen. Fewer examples. He saw a distorted image of his face in the metallic surface.
The meaning of DISTORTED is altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition. How to use distorted in a sentence.
Distorted definition: not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false. See examples of DISTORTED used in a sentence.
to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: The map distorted Greenland to appear four times its actual size. a distorting mirror. Synonyms. contort. deform. Fewer examples. With this form of editing you can distort the shape of an object or piece of text. Her face was distorted by anger.
1. : to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account. distorted the facts. 2. : to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition. a face distorted by pain. also : to cause to be perceived unnaturally. the new lights distorted colors.
adjective. /dɪˈstɔːtɪd/ /dɪˈstɔːrtɪd/ pulled out of shape so that it looks strange; made to sound strange. a distorted image. The song features lots of crazy distorted guitar. Want to learn more?
When something is distorted this can mean that it has been changed from the original form in any way. Someone can have a distorted worldview, or facts from an event can be distorted in the retelling. If a politician is misquoted in the newspaper, then it could be said that her opinion has been misrepresented or distorted by the media.
Synonyms for DISTORTED: monstrous, deformed, misshapen, malformed, mutant, crooked, shapeless, ugly; Antonyms of DISTORTED: undeformed, perfect, flawless, shapely, interpreted, explained, illustrated, cleared (up)
DISTORTED definition: not truly or completely representing the facts or reality ; misrepresented; false | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
To distort is to change the physical shape of something, as by torsion or exaggerating certain features, or to misconstrue the meaning of something: "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things" (Francis Bacon).
