Distort
11distort — [[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 …
12distort */ — UK [dɪˈstɔː(r)t] / US [dɪˈstɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms distort : present tense I/you/we/they distort he/she/it distorts present participle distorting past tense distorted past participle distorted 1) to change something such as information …
13distort — distorter, n. distortive, adj. /di stawrt /, v.t. 1. to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. 2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts.… …
14distort — v.tr. 1 a put out of shape; make crooked or unshapely. b distort the appearance of, esp. by curved mirrors etc. 2 misrepresent (motives, facts, statements, etc.). Derivatives: distortedly adv. distortedness n. Etymology: L distorquere distort (as …
15distort — verb Etymology: Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre, from dis + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to twist out of the true meaning or proportion < distorted the facts > …
16distort — verb a) To bring something out of shape. In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth. b) To become misshapen. See Also: distorted, distortion …
17distort — verb ADVERB ▪ grossly, seriously, severely ▪ He was accused of grossly distorting the facts. ▪ completely ▪ slightly ▪ …
18distort — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To change by pressure] Syn. warp, crush, twist; see bend 1 . 2. [To alter the meaning] Syn. pervert, misrepresent, misconstrue, twist; see deceive , lie 1 . 3. [To change shape] Syn. contort, sag, twist, slump, knot, get out …
19distort — dis|tort [dıˈsto:t US o:rt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: distortus, past participle of distorquere to twist out of shape ] 1.) [I and T] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear ▪ Tall… …
20distort — dis|tort [ dı stɔrt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate: The paper was accused of distorting the truth. The program presented a distorted picture of her life. 2. ) to change… …
