dis|tort

dis|tort
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 turn to (the mind, thoughts, views): »

The driver distorted the facts of the accident to escape blame. The medium of television can strikingly if unintentionally distort events out of true focus (C. L. Sulzberger).

 SYNONYM(S): misrepresent, falsify.
╂[< Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre < dis- (intensive) + torquēre twist]
–dis|tort´er, noun.
–dis|tort´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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´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|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 a better… …   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

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  • 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

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