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distort
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- ISTOR
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪsˈtɔɹt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
“His body was deformed by leprosy”
verb
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
verb
affect as in thought or feeling
“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
verb
form into a spiral shape
“The cord is all twisted”
verb
twist and press out of shape
In context
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
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