distort (v.)

  1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

    [ Syn: falsify , garble , warp ]

  2. form into a spiral shape; The cord is all twisted

    [ Syn: twist , twine ]

  3. twist and press out of shape

    [ Syn: contort , deform , wring ]

  4. affect as in thought or feeling; My personal feelings color my judgment in this case; The sadness tinged his life

    [ Syn: tinge , color , colour ]

  5. alter the shape of (something) by stress; His body was deformed by leprosy

    [ Syn: deform , strain ]

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