to twist
144
6.3
- verb
- /twɪst/
:
torcer
- If it doesn't ring true, then they are probably just twisting the words or fabricating them entirely.
- twist the truth
- twist the evidence
I think they are, they twist facts or they make facts up.
- I think they are, they twist facts or they make facts up.
- They manipulate, they gaslight, and they twist the truth so you stick around.
- So do you think the media really twisted with him?
- Now, in as much as you have fear, you have beliefs, then you're going to twist that data to suit your fear and your beliefs.
Examples
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Politicians often twist the truth to gain support for their campaigns.
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The press twists all that stuff.
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Anyway, he went on stage to do the marketing thing, which is twist the truth heavily.
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I think they are, they twist facts or they make facts up.
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He twisted my words... for his own cause.
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For the state to twist this into a threat runs afoul of the First Amendment.
Academic text (2007) -
Soviet television took facts and twisted them to suit the Kremlin's goals.
Academic text (2015) -
Like other conspiracy theorists, the Goddess' proponents twist evidence blatantly when they do not simply invent it.
Academic text (1993) -
The journalist accused the editor of twisting his article to create sensational headlines.
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She can twist your words during a debate to make you seem like you said something you didn't.
Synonyms
101
7.9
To change a text by adding words, often to make it false
97
4.6
To change facts so they become false or misleading
30
7.4
To change facts or stories so they are not true
16
7.2
Change the meaning or purpose so it becomes wrong
12
4.8
Change facts or numbers to hide the truth
11
7.5
To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth
8
8.0
To change a message so people cannot understand it
3
5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
1
6.4
Change words or facts to make a person look bad
To use unclear or false words to make people believe something untrue
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.9
A hurtful comment or action that makes someone feel worse after bad news
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
How Distorted
16
7.2
- Formal
44
7.3
144
6.3
97
4.6
8
8.0
14
6.2
23
4.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
To twist someone's words comes from the same basic idea 'to turn' — it means to turn the meaning away from what was really said. So if someone 'twists' your words they change the original sense.