distort

Definition of distort

Verbs

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonyms:
falsify, garble, warp
Types:
mangle, murder, mutilate
alter so as to make unrecognizable
Type of:
belie, misrepresent
represent falsely
form into a spiral shape
Synonyms:
twine, twist
Antonyms:
untwist
cause to become untwisted
Types:
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wrench, wring
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
contort, deform, distort, wring
twist and press out of shape
morph
change shape as via computer animation
entangle, mat, snarl, tangle
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
felt
mat together and make felt-like
enmesh, ensnarl, mesh
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine
spin,wind, or twist together
wind, wreathe
form into a wreath
wattle
interlace to form wattle
plash, pleach
interlace the shoots of
knot, ravel, tangle
tangle or complicate
splice
join by interweaving strands
spin
work natural fibers into a thread
interweave, weave
interlace by or as if by weaving
plait
weave into plaits
inweave
weave together into a fabric or design
raddle, ruddle
twist or braid together, interlace
shoot
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
tinsel
interweave with tinsel
braid, pleach
form or weave into a braid or braids
Type of:
change form, change shape, deform
assume a different shape or form
twist and press out of shape
Synonyms:
contort, deform, wring
wrench
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Types:
morph
change shape as via computer animation
Type of:
distort, twine, twist
form into a spiral shape
affect as in thought or feeling
Synonyms:
color, colour, tinge
Type of:
affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on
have an effect upon
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms:
deform, strain
Types:
jaundice
distort adversely
Type of:
form, shape
give shape or form to

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