distort

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
2. (ergative, intransitive) To become misshapen.
3. (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

Adj

Distorted; misshapen.

Synonyms

twist

deform

contort

misrepresent

warp

disfigure

falsify

pervert

misinterpret

bend

garble

strain

deface

wring

wrest

wrench

🔧

twine

skew

sprain

spoil

disguise

confuse

jumble

cheat

trick

turn

swindle

con

tinge

colour

mix up

color

coil

deceive

misshape

damage

cycle

circumvent

curve

curl

circumnavigate

crook

cripple

circulate

crick

itinerate

interpolation

counterfeit

circle

⭕

belie

Translations

verzerren

déformer

deformare

distorcer

distorcere

verdrehen

verunstalten

fausser

διαστρέφω

deformar

distorsionar

gâter

mutiler

storpiare

tordre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈstɔɹt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).