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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Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes..
Contort :: Contort (v. t.) To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..
Grimace :: Grimace (n.) A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face..
Asquint :: Asquint (adv.) With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Atwirl :: Atwirl (a. & adv.) Twisted; distorted; awry.
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Twist :: Twist (v. i.) To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others..
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture..
Green-eyed :: Green-eyed (a.) Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts.
Writhen :: Writhen (a.) Having a twisted distorted from.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring..
Wrynecked :: Wrynecked (a.) Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage..
Wrench :: Wrench (n.) To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert..
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body..
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