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- DictionaryDis·tort·ed/dəˈstôrdəd/
adjective
- 1. pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.
- 2. giving a misleading or false account or impression; misrepresented: "his report gives a distorted view of the meeting"
The meaning of DISTORTED is altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition. How to use distorted in a sentence.
Distorted definition: not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false. See examples of DISTORTED used in a sentence.
The meaning of DISTORT is to twist out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account. How to use distort in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Distort.
pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape: His face was distorted in agony. Everything looks distorted through the glass. Synonyms. contorted. deformed. misshapen. Fewer examples. He saw a distorted image of his face in the metallic surface.
DISTORT definition: 1. to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: 2. to change something…. Learn more.
adjective. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. synonyms: misrepresented, perverted, twisted. artful, disingenuous. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness. Pronunciation. US. /dɪsˈɾɔrɾɪd/ UK. /dɪsˈtɔtɪd/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Distorted."
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts. Synonyms: misstate, falsify, twist, misconstrue, pervert.
adjective. 1. not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false. She has a distorted view of life. 2. twisted; deformed; misshapen. 3. mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias. He has a distorted sense of values.
(of facts or ideas) presented in a way that changes them so that they are no longer correct or true. The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood. He presents a grossly distorted view of the issues. Check pronunciation: distorted. Definition of distorted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. : the censorship of unacceptable unconscious impulses so that they are unrecognizable to the ego in the manifest content of a dream. 2. : a lack of correspondence of size or intensity in an image resulting from defects in an optical system.
