adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of distort form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Unnatural in shape or size; abnormal.

   "distorted image"

Adjective

1. 1
   having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented wordnet
2. 2
   so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aberrantabroadadriftaffectedall abroadall off

Example

More examples

"Some newspapers distorted the news."

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