English

Detailed Synonyms for distort in English

distort:

to distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)

  1. to distort
    to distort
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
  2. to distort
    to distort; to twist
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • twist verb (twists, twisted, twisting)
  3. to distort
    – alter the shape of (something) by stress 1
    to strain; to distort; to deform
    – alter the shape of (something) by stress 1
    • strain verb (strains, strained, straining)
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • deform verb (deforms, deformed, deforming)
      • His body was deformed by leprosy1
  4. to distort
    – make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story 1
    to distort; to warp; to falsify; garble
    – make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story 1
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • warp verb (warps, warped, warping)
    • falsify verb (falsifies, falsified, falsifying)
    • garble verb
  5. to distort
    – affect as in thought or feeling 1
    to distort; color; to colour; to tinge
    – affect as in thought or feeling 1
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • color verb, American
      • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case1
    • colour verb, British (colours, coloured, colouring)
    • tinge verb (tinges, tinged, tinging)
      • The sadness tinged his life1
  6. to distort
    – form into a spiral shape 1
    to distort; to twist; to twine
    – form into a spiral shape 1
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • twist verb (twists, twisted, twisting)
      • The cord is all twisted1
    • twine verb (twines, twined, twining)
  7. to distort
    – twist and press out of shape 1
    to distort; to wring; to deform; contort
    – twist and press out of shape 1
    • distort verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • wring verb (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • deform verb (deforms, deformed, deforming)
    • contort verb

Conjugations for distort:

present
  1. distort
  2. distort
  3. distorts
  4. distort
  5. distort
  6. distort
simple past
  1. distorted
  2. distorted
  3. distorted
  4. distorted
  5. distorted
  6. distorted
present perfect
  1. have distorted
  2. have distorted
  3. has distorted
  4. have distorted
  5. have distorted
  6. have distorted
past continuous
  1. was distorting
  2. were distorting
  3. was distorting
  4. were distorting
  5. were distorting
  6. were distorting
future
  1. shall distort
  2. will distort
  3. will distort
  4. shall distort
  5. will distort
  6. will distort
continuous present
  1. am distorting
  2. are distorting
  3. is distorting
  4. are distorting
  5. are distorting
  6. are distorting
subjunctive
  1. be distorted
  2. be distorted
  3. be distorted
  4. be distorted
  5. be distorted
  6. be distorted
diverse
  1. distort!
  2. let's distort!
  3. distorted
  4. distorting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "distort":

  1. alter the shape of (something) by stress1
  2. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story1
  3. affect as in thought or feeling1
  4. form into a spiral shape1
  5. twist and press out of shape1