English dictionary
distort
verbPronunciation
dɪsˈtɔɹt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
verb
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
verb
- affect as in thought or feeling
verb
- form into a spiral shape
verb
- twist and press out of shape
Example sentences
His body was deformed by leprosy
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life
The cord is all twisted