English dictionary

distort

/d/I/'st/O/rt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

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

verb.communication

Synonyms falsify garble warp

Source: WordNet 3.0
form into a spiral shape

verb.contact

Synonyms twine twist

Antonyms untwist

Source: WordNet 3.0
twist and press out of shape

verb.contact

Synonyms contort deform wring

Source: WordNet 3.0
affect as in thought or feeling

verb.communication

Synonyms color colour tinge

Source: WordNet 3.0
alter the shape of (something) by stress

verb.change

Synonyms deform strain

Source: WordNet 3.0
To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to <i>distort</i> the limbs, or the body.

verb

Source: webster1913