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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Distortion :: Distortion (n.) A wresting from the true meaning.
Distorter :: Distorter (n.) One who, or that which, distorts..
Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..
Polt :: Polt (a.) Distorted.
Atwirl :: Atwirl (a. & adv.) Twisted; distorted; awry.
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft..
Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..
Caricature :: Caricature (v. t.) An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture..
Deformed :: Deformed (a.) Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head..
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.
Writhen :: Writhen (a.) Having a twisted distorted from.
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage..
Anamorphism :: Anamorphism (n.) A distorted image.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Polt-footed :: Polt-footed (a.) Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet..
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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