distorted
- adjective
- /dɪsˈtɔrtɪd/
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deforme
- The photograph was distorted, making her features look exaggerated and unrecognizable.
I'm seeing people's hands, I'm seeing hands distorted.
- I'm seeing people's hands, I'm seeing hands distorted.
- So then you'll see that space and time are are getting warped and distorted.
- You know, you could be in a state which nature did not intend with one's features all distorted, right?
Examples
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For years you have been looking into the equivalent of a fun house mirror that distorted how you are seen and reflected back.
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There's like some distorted electric guitar, there's very slight acoustic guitar.
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OK, you understand it's sort of distorted a little bit, but what you could say about it, it's absolutely clear.
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You know, you could be in a state which nature did not intend with one's features all distorted, right?
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You know, you know, what I like about this is I like the kind of, I like the distorted vocal.
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That's been a little bit distorted, right?
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And it's, you know, it's also you're seeing a distorted version of yourself through filters and through your camera.
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It should have looked like this, like circular nice log, but it gets distorted, becomes elongated.
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Blocks of pure colour, dark outlines, no shadows, unusual cropping and distorted perspective.
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The funhouse mirror created a distorted reflection that made everyone appear tall and thin.
Synonyms
75
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
58
2.5
Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile
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1.0
Not straight in shape because it was pushed or folded
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5.4
Very ugly and frightening in shape like a strange creature
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4.7
Not the normal shape and often looking ugly
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5.8
A body part or object with a shape that is not normal
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6.4
Twisted out of its normal shape, often because of pain or effort
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5.1
Bent out of shape by water or heat
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4.4
Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined
Having a shape that is not normal and often looking ugly
Not in a regular or attractive form
Antonyms
Compounds
How Distorted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distorted comes from Latin parts dis- ('apart') and torquere ('to twist'), so the basic idea is 'twisted out of shape'. That's why we call a face, image, or sound distorted when it looks or feels bent and not natural.