Defenition of the word distort
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Defenition of the word distort
- To restore or reproduce in any way which is not original or true.
- To twist of natural or regular shape.
- To alter the shape of (something) by stress.
- distort; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
- twist and press out of shape
- alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- spoil the appearance of; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
- affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- affect as in thought or feeling
- form into a spiral shape
Synonyms for the word distort
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- bend
- color
- contort
- deform
- disfigure
- falsify
- garble
- strain
- twist
- warp
- wring
Hyponyms for the word distort
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- contort
- deform
- distort
- enlace
- entangle
- entwine
- interlace
- intertwine
- interweave
- jaundice
- lace
- mangle
- mat
- morph
- murder
- mutilate
- snarl
- spin
- tangle
- twine
- weave
- wrench
- wring
Hypernyms for the word distort
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- affect
- bear on
- bear upon
- belie
- change form
- change shape
- deform
- distort
- form
- impact
- misrepresent
- shape
- touch
- touch on
- twine
- twist
Antonyms for the word distort
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