Distort

//dɪˈstɔːt//

Synonyms for "distort" (193 found)

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Translations

116 translations across 31 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • يشوّه verb (to bring something out of shape)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • təhrif etmək verb (to give false account of)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • деформирам verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • изкривявам verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • изопачавам verb (to give false account of)

Catalan

3 entries
  • deformar verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • distorsionar verb (to give false account of)
  • tergiversar verb (to give false account of)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 歪曲 verb (to bring something out of shape)

Danish

2 entries
  • forvrænge verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • forvrænge verb (to give false account of)

Dutch

3 entries
  • verdraaien verb (to give false account of)
  • vervalsen verb (to give false account of)
  • vervormen verb (to bring something out of shape)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • distordi verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • misprezenti verb (to give false account of)
  • tordi verb (to bring something out of shape)

Finnish

4 entries
  • vääntyä verb (to become misshapen)
  • vääntää verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • vääristellä verb (to give false account of)
  • vääristyä verb (to become misshapen)

French

3 entries
  • distordre verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • déformer verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • déformer verb (to give false account of)

Galician

4 entries
  • deformar verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • deformar verb (to become misshapen)
  • desvirtuar verb (to give false account of)
  • distorcer verb (to bring something out of shape)

German

2 entries
  • verzerren verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • verzerren verb (to give false account of)

Greek

4 entries
  • διαστρέφω verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • διαστρεβλώνω verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • διαστρεβλώνω verb (to give false account of)
  • παραμορφώνω verb (to bring something out of shape)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csúsztat verb (to give false account of)
  • elferdít verb (to give false account of)
  • eltorzul verb (to become misshapen)
  • eltorzít verb (to bring something out of shape)

Irish

4 entries
  • athchum verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • cam verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • cuir as a chuma verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • cuir as a ríocht verb (to give false account of)

Italian

2 entries
  • deformare verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • distorcere verb (to give false account of)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 曲げる verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • 歪める verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • 歪める verb (to give false account of)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ធ្វើអោយខុសពីភាពដើម verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • បង្ខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយ verb (to give false account of)

Latin

1 entries
  • distorqueō verb (to bring something out of shape)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • വളച്ചൊടിക്കുക verb (to give false account of)

Māori

4 entries
  • aweke verb (to give false account of)
  • kōrori verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • kōrorirori verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • pakoki verb (to become misshapen)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • fordreie verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • forvrenge verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • forvrenge verb (to give false account of)

Old English

4 entries
  • atolian verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • tōwrīþan verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • unwlitigian verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • āwemman verb (to bring something out of shape)

Polish

4 entries
  • przesterować verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • przesterowywać verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • wypaczać verb (to give false account of)
  • zniekształcać verb (to bring something out of shape)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • deformar verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • distorcer verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • distorcer verb (to give false account of)

Russian

4 entries
  • изврати́ть verb (to give false account of)
  • извраща́ть verb (to give false account of)
  • изгиба́ть verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • изогну́ть verb (to bring something out of shape)

Spanish

4 entries
  • deformar verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • deformar verb (to become misshapen)
  • desvirtuar verb (to give false account of)
  • distorsionar verb (to bring something out of shape)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förvränga verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • förvränga verb (to give false account of)
  • vränga verb (to give false account of)

Thai

2 entries
  • บิดเบือน verb (to bring something out of shape)
  • บิดเบือน verb (to give false account of)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • викривити verb (to give false account of)
  • викривляти verb (to give false account of)
  • спотворити verb (to give false account of)
  • спотворювати verb (to give false account of)

Walloon

1 entries
  • kitoide verb (to bring something out of shape)

Sample sentences

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A true scientist would not distort facts.

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The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.

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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

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