English Explanatory Dictionary

distort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
  2. To become misshapen.
  3. To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
adj
  1. Distorted; misshapen.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈstɔːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distort.wav /dɪˈstoɹt/ /dɪˈstoːt/ /dəˈstoːt/

Word forms

distort distorts distorting distorted more distort most distort

Etymology

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

Synonyms

deform skew

Related words

distorted distortion

Derived words

distortable distorter distortive undistort
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