distort meaning and definition

DISTORT verb

Definition of distort (verb)

1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
   • synonyms: falsify, garble, warp
2. form into a spiral shape
   • "The cord is all twisted"
   • synonyms: twine, twist
   • antonym: untwist
3. twist and press out of shape
   • synonyms: contort, deform, wring
4. affect as in thought or feeling
   • "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
   • synonyms: color, colour, tinge
5. alter the shape of (something) by stress
   • "His body was deformed by leprosy"
   • synonyms: deform, strain