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distort
[dih-stawrt]
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent.
to distort the facts.
Synonyms: , , , ,Electronics.to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately by changing the frequencies or unequally changing the delay or amplitude of the components of the output wave.
distort
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
(often passive) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform
to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)
electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform
Other 51Թ Forms
- distorter noun
- distortive adjective
- nondistorting adjective
- nondistortingly adverb
- nondistortive adjective
- overdistort verb (used with object)
- undistorting adjective
- 徱ˈٴǰٱ adverb
- 徱ˈٴǰٱ adjective
- 徱ˈٴǰٱness noun
- 徱ˈٴǰٱ noun
- 徱ˈٴǰپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distort1
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Example Sentences
I developed this process in order to assess the will of the people, because everybody's trying to persuade, manipulate and distort public opinion for their own interests.
In the same way that British colonialism distorted Zambian histories - through the systematic silencing and destruction of local wisdom and practices.
The graphic novel "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi is also an excellent representation of how the Iranian dictatorship distorts the lives of an entire population.
In the lower courts, judges dangerously distort legal standards to arrive at certain policy outcomes while others repeatedly appeared to put personal loyalty to Trump above the rule of law.
Additionally, if we theoretically heard a sound like a vocalization on Venus, our perception of the size of the creature it was coming from would be a little distorted.
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