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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Distort \Dis*tort"\, a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to
     twist, distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.]
     Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distorting.]
     1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside
        physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whose face was distorted with pain.   --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to
        twist aside mentally or morally.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
              distort the understandings of men.    --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
        passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
  
     Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Distort \Dis*tort"\, a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to
     twist, distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.]
     Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.]
  
           Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distorting.]
     1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside
        physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
  
              Whose face was distorted with pain.   --Thackeray.
  
     2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to
        twist aside mentally or morally.
  
              Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
              distort the understandings of men.    --Tillotson.
  
     3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
        passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
  
     Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  distort
       v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or
            story [syn: falsify, garble, warp]
       2: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist,
           twine] [ant: untwist]
       3: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, wring]
       4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color
          my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
          [syn: tinge, color, colour]
       5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was
          deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, strain]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαστρεβλώνω, στρεβλώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) distorted; misshapen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
     2 (lb en intransitive ergative) To become misshapen.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) distorted; misshapen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
     2 (lb en intransitive ergative) To become misshapen.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) distorted; misshapen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
     2 (lb en intransitive ergative) To become misshapen.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) distorted; misshapen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
     2 (lb en intransitive ergative) To become misshapen.
     3 (lb en transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     Englanti vb.
     1 vääristää, vääntää
     2 vääristellä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  distort
     Engelska vb.
     förvränga

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Distort /dɪstˈɔːt/
  حرّف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  distort //dɪˈstɔɹt// //dɪˈstɔːt// 
  1. деформирам, изкривявам
  to bring something out of shape
  2. изопачавам
  to give false account of