Definition of distort

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Distort (v. t.) To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning..

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Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring..
Polt :: Polt (a.) Distorted.
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Distorter :: Distorter (n.) One who, or that which, distorts..
Anorthoscope :: Anorthoscope (n.) An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted..
Wrench :: Wrench (n.) To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert..
Anamorphism :: Anamorphism (n.) A distorted image.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
Goggle-eyed :: Goggle-eyed (a.) Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
Catoptromancy :: Catoptromancy (n.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable..
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Bevel :: Bevel (a.) Hence: Morally distorted; not upright.
Deformed :: Deformed (a.) Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head..
Fata Morgana :: Fata Morgana () A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily..
Osteomalacia :: Osteomalacia (n.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia..
Clubfoot :: Clubfoot (n.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes..
Distortive :: Distortive (a.) Causing distortion.
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