to distort

Examples

• All

• Breunig acknowledges that the problem could distort dates for the Intini furnace as well.

  Academic text (2011)

• The best landscapes were distorted in the mirror, and the nicest people looked hideous.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Well, and clearly we distort the markets right now across the globe.

• Is it not possible that your view of the administration might be distorted?

  Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

• And memories can be distorted.

  Memento (2000)

• In many cases, interest rates are low and severely distorted due to the effects of inflation.

  Academic text (1999)

• Because even though these clamps are exerting pressure one way, they can still distort the panel a little bit.

• The tube is a voice transformer that distorts the voice of the Komo.

  Academic text (2008)

• Representing a hypothetical dream, all six photographs were stretched and distorted, turning the beautiful into the grotesque.

  Academic text (2017)

• The images of the products were distorted to make them look more appealing in the advertisement.

Synonyms

T

to transform

vsto distort

523 3.4

Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently

is narrower, meaning any change that makes form incorrect or abnormal

A

to alter

vsto distort

493 2.5

To change something slightly or become different

implies a change that makes form incorrect rather than any modification

S

to skew

vsto distort

61 5.4

To change information so it becomes unfair or wrong

is broader, applying to physical shape as well as accuracy

D

to deform

vsto distort

59 4.8

To change a thing's normal shape so it becomes bent or twisted

is similar but includes any change that makes form incorrect or wrong

R

to reshape

vsto distort

49 3.5

To change the form of something so it looks different

can include unintended wrong shaping rather than only deliberate remaking

R

to remodel

vsto distort

35 3.7

To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building

can also mean an accidental change that makes the form wrong

W

to warp

vsto distort

30 7.4

To change facts or stories so they are not true

is about changing shape or form rather than only truth or meaning

M

to mangle

vsto distort

19 7.2

To change or damage something so it is hard to recognize

covers less extreme changes that still make form incorrect

C

to contort

vsto distort

17 7.5

To twist a body or object into a strange shape

is like that but can include milder or nonviolent alterations

C

to change shape

vsto distort

9 3.6

To become a different shape

includes both accidental and deliberate changes that make form incorrect

T

to transmute

vsto distort

8 7.5

To change something into a different form or material

is concerned with wrong or abnormal form rather than full conversion

C

to change form

vsto distort

4 3.9

To become a different shape or look

focuses specifically on changes that make the shape wrong or abnormal

R

to refashion

vsto distort

3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

focuses more on producing an incorrect or abnormal form instead of style

R

to remold

vsto distort

• US

2 4.6

To change how something is shaped or how it works

may also mean altering in a way that makes form incorrect

M

to misshape

vsto distort

1 6.9

To make something have the wrong form

is broader, covering wrong shape or form beyond physical deformation

Antonyms

R

to restore

219 3.5

Return something like a painting or building to its original working condition

How Distorted

to mangle

• NSFW

21 6.1

to distort

59 4.3

to deform

59 4.8

to twist

231 1.7

to bend

268 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology