Definition of distort
Verbs
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
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belie, misrepresent
represent falsely
form into a spiral shape
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untwist
cause to become untwisted
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wrench, wring
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
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contort, deform, distort, wring
twist and press out of shape
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morph
change shape as via computer animation
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entangle, mat, snarl, tangle
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
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felt
mat together and make felt-like
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enmesh, ensnarl, mesh
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
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enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine
spin,wind, or twist together
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wind, wreathe
form into a wreath
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wattle
interlace to form wattle
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plash, pleach
interlace the shoots of
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knot, ravel, tangle
tangle or complicate
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splice
join by interweaving strands
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spin
work natural fibers into a thread
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interweave, weave
interlace by or as if by weaving
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plait
weave into plaits
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inweave
weave together into a fabric or design
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raddle, ruddle
twist or braid together, interlace
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shoot
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
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tinsel
interweave with tinsel
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braid, pleach
form or weave into a braid or braids
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change form, change shape, deform
assume a different shape or form
twist and press out of shape
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morph
change shape as via computer animation
affect as in thought or feeling
Vocabulary Lists for distort
George Orwell's 1984" Part 1 (comprehensive) »(2491 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- newspeak
- prole
- Big Brother
- labour camp
- doublethink
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- premeditate
- symbolising
- abase
- discern
- endue
George Orwell's "1984" Part 1 »(312 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
- alterable
- garble
- abbreviate
- indoctrinate
- collate
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5 »(307 words)
Vocabulary study list for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The...
- domesticate
- tantalize
- amputate
- exhilarate
- responsiveness
- abbreviate
- catharsis
- unconstrained
- devastate
- problematic

