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distort

[dih-stawrt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.

    Arthritis had distorted his fingers.

  2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent.

    to distort the facts.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  3. 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

  1. (often passive) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform

  2. to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)

  3. electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distort1

1580–90; from Latin distortus (past participle of 徱ٴǰŧ “to distort”), equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + tor(qu)- (stem of ٴǰŧ “to twist”) + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distort1

C16: from Latin distortus misshapen, from 徱ٴǰŧ to turn different ways, from dis- 1 + ٴǰŧ to twist
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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.

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In the same way that British colonialism distorted Zambian histories - through the systematic silencing and destruction of local wisdom and practices.

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The graphic novel "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi is also an excellent representation of how the Iranian dictatorship distorts the lives of an entire population.

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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.

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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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