Distorting Meaning in English

word · lemma: distort

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Definition

Changing something so that it no longer represents the truth or its original shape. Often refers to making facts, sounds, or images appear different from how they really are.

Usage & Nuances

Used about facts, voices, images, or sounds that are changed in a way that misleads or is inaccurate. Common collocations: 'distorting the truth', 'distorting your face', 'distorting the facts'. More formal than 'twisting' or 'warping'.

• Spanish: distorsionando
• Portuguese (BR): distorcendo
• Portuguese (PT): distorcendo
• Chinese (Simplified): 歪曲
• Chinese (Traditional): 扭曲
• Hindi: विकृत करना
• Arabic: تشويه
• Bengali: বিকৃত করা - বিকৃত করছে
• Russian: искажать - искажающий
• Japanese: 歪める - ゆがめる
• Vietnamese: làm méo mó - bóp méo - xuyên tạc
• Korean: 왜곡하는 - 변형하는
• Turkish: çarpıtan - bozmakta olan
• Urdu: مسخ کرنا - بگاڑنا
• Indonesian: memutarbalikkan - mendistorsi

Example Sentences

The loud music was distorting his voice.

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Social media can end up distorting the truth about a situation.

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The photo was so stretched, it ended up distorting her face.

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The mirror is distorting my reflection.

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He is distorting the facts to win the argument.

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Stop distorting what I said—I didn't mean that at all!

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