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distort.

To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪsˈtɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈtoɹt/Canada, General-American/dɪsˈtoːt/Australia/dɪsˈtoːt/New-Zealand
  1. To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

    transitive
  2. To become misshapen.

    ergative · intransitive
  3. To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

    transitive
    In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

adj/dɪsˈtɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈtoɹt/Canada, General-American/dɪsˈtoːt/Australia/dɪsˈtoːt/New-Zealand
  1. Distorted; misshapen.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

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