distort

distort
I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a strained meaning, give a turn, give twist, inflate, make unlike, miscite, miscolor, misconstrue, misdescribe, misdirect, miseducate, misestimate, misexplain, misexpress, misinform, misinstruct, misinterpret, mislead, misquote, misread, misreckon, misreport, misrepresent, misshape, misteach, mistranslate, overdo, overdramatize, overstate, palter with the truth, paralogize, parody, pervert, play upon words, put a false construction on, put a false sense on, put an erroneous construction on, reshape, strain, strain the meaning, strain the sense, strain the truth, stretch, stretch the meaning, transfigure, transform, turn awry, twist, twist the meaning, twist the sense, twist the words, understate, warp, wrench, wrench the meaning, wrench the sense associated concepts: distort the truth II index bear false witness, camouflage, cloak, contort, corrupt, deface, denature, disguise, fabricate (make up), fake, falsify, invent (falsify), misapprehend, misconstrue, misemploy, misguide, misinform, misinterpret, mislead, misread, misrepresent, misstate, misunderstand, mutilate, palter, prejudice (influence), prevaricate, slant

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  • Distort — Dis*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distorting}.] 1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. [1913 Webster] Whose face was distorted with pain. Thackeray.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Distort — Dis*tort , a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist, distort; dis + torquere to twist. See {Torsion}.] Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distort — UK US /dɪˈstɔːt/ verb [T] ► to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: »Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort …   Financial and business terms

  • distort — [di stôrt′] vt. [< L distortus, pp. of distorquere, distort < dis , intens. + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of 2. to misrepresent; misstate; pervert [to distort …   English World dictionary

  • distort — 1580s, from L. distortus, pp. of distorquere to twist different ways, distort, from dis completely + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). Related: Distorted; distorting …   Etymology dictionary

  • distort — contort, warp, *deform Analogous words: twist, bend, *curve: disfigure, *deface: *injure, damage, mar, impair: misinterpret, misconstrue (see affirmative verbs at EXPLAIN) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • distort — [v] deform; falsify alter, angle, belie, bend, bias, buckle, change, collapse, color, con, contort, crush, curve, deceive, decline, deteriorate, deviate, disfigure, doctor*, fake, fudge*, garble, gnarl, knot, lie, make out like, mangle, melt,… …   New thesaurus

  • distort — ► VERB 1) pull or twist out of shape. 2) give a misleading account of. 3) change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission or amplification. DERIVATIVES distorted adjective distortion noun. ORIGIN Latin distorquere… …   English terms dictionary

  • distort — 01. When people talk about an argument they had, they usually [distort] the truth a bit to make it look like it wasn t their fault. 02. Our television reception is really bad, so the image is quite [distorted]. 03. There s something wrong with… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • distort — [[t]dɪstɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] distorts, distorting, distorted 1) VERB If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. [V n] The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad... [V n] The minister …   English dictionary

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