Definition of distort

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of distort is as below...

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

Lern More About Distort

Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) A wresting from the true meaning.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..
Clubhand :: Clubhand (n.) A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand..
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
Distorted :: Distorted (imp. & p. p.) of Distor.
Polt :: Polt (a.) Distorted.
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..
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..
Anamorphism :: Anamorphism (n.) A distorted image.
Wryness :: Wryness (n.) The quality or state of being wry, or distorted..
Distorter :: Distorter (n.) One who, or that which, distorts..
Wrynecked :: Wrynecked (a.) Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.
Clubfoot :: Clubfoot (n.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes..
Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image..
Deformed :: Deformed (a.) Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.
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..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us