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Webster 1913 Edition

Distort

Dis-tort′

,
Adj.
[L.
distortus
, p. p. of
distorquere
to twist, distort;
dis-
+
torquere
to twist. See
Torsion
.]
Distorted; misshapen.
[Obs.]
Her face was ugly and her mouth
distort
.
Spenser.

Dis-tort′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Distorted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Distorting
.]
1.
To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically;
as, to
distort
the limbs, or the body
.
Whose face was
distorted
with pain.
Thackeray.
2.
To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
distort
the understandings of men.
Tillotson.
Syn. – To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.

Webster 1828 Edition

Distort

DISTORT

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to twist.]
1.
To twist out of natural or regular shape; as, to distort the neck, the limbs or the body; to distort the features.
2.
To force or put out of the true posture or direction.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge distort the understanding.
3.
To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of scripture, or their meaning.

DISTORT

,
Adj.
Distorted.

Definition 2024

distort

distort

English

Verb

distort ‎(third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted)

  1. (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
  2. (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
  3. (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of
    In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

Synonyms

  • (to bring something out of shape): deform

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Translations

Adjective

distort ‎(comparative more distort, superlative most distort)

  1. (obsolete) distorted; misshapen
    • Spenser
      Her face was ugly and her mouth distort.

Etymology

From Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō ‎(“to twist, torture, distort”)

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