Definitions

distort

[dih-stawrt] / dɪˈstɔrt /

VERB

deform; falsify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter belie deceive disfigure mangle misconstrue misinterpret misrepresent pervert twist warp

STRONG

angle bend bias buckle change collapse color con contort crush curve decline deteriorate deviate doctor fake fudge garble gnarl knot lie melt sag scam slant slump snow torture whitewash wind wrench writhe

WEAK

make out like misshape phony up put one on trump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest preserve straighten

STRONG

ascend build improve increase keep represent rise smooth stay tell the truth

WEAK

beautify shape nicely straight

Example Sentences

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There's No Future in Us is a mad Ariel Pink hurtle wherein Leonard's voice is treated not so much to Auto-Tune as Manual Distort.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2013

Distort, dis-tort′, v.t. to turn a different way: to force out of the natural or regular shape or direction: to turn aside from the true meaning: to pervert: to misrepresent.—p.adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Distort not thy face out of contempt to men, neither walk in the earth with insolence; for GOD loveth no arrogant, vain-glorious person.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George

Distort it as the performers might, and vain, inadequate, as might be the words they declaimed, an idea lay behind it all.

From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Distort them by inapposite metaphors, view them in perplexing attitudes, and you may make them more abstruse than the hardest proposition of the "Principia".

From Practical Essays by Bain, Alexander

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