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| 1. | [ verb ] make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | |
| Synonyms: | falsify warp garble | |
| Related terms: | misrepresent mangle deflection falsehood distortion falsifier distortion misrepresentaation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] form into a spiral shape | |
| Synonyms: | twist | |
| Examples: | "The cord is all twisted" |
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| Related terms: | untwist change_shape intertwine weave contort wring entangle spin kink | |
| 3. | [ verb ] affect as in thought or feeling | |
| Synonyms: | color tinge colour | |
| Examples: | "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case" "The sadness tinged his life" |
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| Related terms: | affect misrepresent | |
| 4. | [ verb ] alter the shape of (something) by stress | |
| Synonyms: | strain deform | |
| Examples: | "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
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| Related terms: | shape jaundice strain | |
| 5. | [ verb ] twist and press out of shape | |
| Synonyms: | wring deform contort | |
| Related terms: | disfigure twist morph wring wring contortion tortuosity deformation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] spoil the appearance of | |
| Synonyms: | twist twine disfigure | |
| Examples: | "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
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| Related terms: | untwist change_shape intertwine weave wring mangle contort spin morph entangle distorted_shape | |
| Similar spelling: |
distorted distortion distrust district distrait distract distraint distracted dioestrual dioestrous disturb distribute distress distrain distraught disturber disturbed diestrus diestrum |
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