distort

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /dɪsˈtɔɹt/
• (RP) IPA: /dɪsˈtɔːt/

Verb

distort (distorts, present participle distorting; past and past participle distorted)

1. (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
2. (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
3. (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
• distortion

Translations

• French: déformer, distordre
• German: verzerren
• Italian: deformare
• Portuguese: distorcer, deformar
• Russian: искажа́ть
• Spanish: deformar, distorsionar

Translations

• Spanish: deformar

Translations

• French: déformer
• German: verzerren
• Italian: distorcere
• Portuguese: distorcer
• Russian: искажа́ть
• Spanish: tergiversar, distorsionar, desvirtuar

Adjective

distort

1. (obsolete) Distorted; misshapen.

   • Her face was ugly and her mouth distort.

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