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Webster 1913 Edition
Distort
Dis-tort′
,Adj.
Distorted; misshapen.
[Obs.]
Her face was ugly and her mouth
distort
. Spenser.
Dis-tort′
,Verb.
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 bodyWhose face was
distorted
with pain. Thackeray.
2.
To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
distort
the understandings of men. Tillotson.
Syn. – To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
Webster 1828 Edition
Distort
DISTORT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To twist out of natural or regular shape; as, to distort the neck, the limbs or the body; to distort the features.2.
To force or put out of the true posture or direction.Wrath and malice, envy and revenge distort the understanding.
3.
To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of scripture, or their meaning.DISTORT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
distort
distort
English
Verb
distort (third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted)
- (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
- (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of
- In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.
Synonyms
- (to bring something out of shape): deform
Related terms
- distorted adj
- distortion
Derived terms
Translations
to bring something out of shape
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to give false account of
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Adjective
distort (comparative more distort, superlative most distort)