The detective saw the distorted face of a victim of poison.
He gave a distorted account of his experiences to make a better story.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|tort´er — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort — «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a twist or… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort´ed|ly — dis|tort|ed «dihs TR tihd», adjective. 1. pulled or twisted out of shape; made crooked: »The detective saw the distorted face of a victim of poison. 2. Figurative. misrepresented; falsified: »He gave a distorted account of his experiences to make … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort´ing|ly — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort´ed- ness — dis|tort|ed «dihs TR tihd», adjective. 1. pulled or twisted out of shape; made crooked: »The detective saw the distorted face of a victim of poison. 2. Figurative. misrepresented; falsified: »He gave a distorted account of his experiences to make … Useful english dictionary
dis·tort — … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tort — bis·tort; con·tort; de·tort; dis·tort; dis·tort·ed·ly; ex·tort; ex·tort·ive; in·tort·ed; re·tort·er; tort; re·tort; con·tort·ed·ly; dis·tort·ed·ness; … English syllables
tort — [ tɔr ] n. m. • 980; lat. pop. tortum, neutre subst. de tortus « tordu, de travers », de torquere « tordre » A ♦ (En loc., sans article) 1 ♦ AVOIR TORT : ne pas avoir le droit, la raison de son côté (opposé à avoir raison) . « Prouver que j ai… … Encyclopédie Universelle
distort — dis·tort … English syllables
