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   distort

   /dɪˈstɔːt/

   verb

   • 1. pull or twist out of shape: "a grimace distorted her mouth" Similar twistwarpcontortbendbuckledeformmalformmisshapedisfiguremanglewrenchwringwrest
   • ▪ become twisted out of shape: "the pipe will distort as you bend it"
   • 2. give a misleading or false account or impression of: "many factors can distort the results" Similar misrepresentperverttwistfalsifymisreportmisstateprejudicemanipulategarbletake/quote out of contextslantbiasskewcolourput a spin onspintamper withtinker withdoctoralterchange
   • 3. change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission, amplification, or other processing: "you're distorting the sound by overdriving the amp"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘twist to one side’): from Latin distort- ‘twisted apart’, from the verb distorquere, from dis- ‘apart’ + torquere ‘to twist’.

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   Synonyms for DISTORTED: monstrous, deformed, misshapen, malformed, mutant, crooked, shapeless, ugly; Antonyms of DISTORTED: undeformed, perfect, flawless, shapely, interpreted, explained, illustrated, cleared (up)