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1. distort - verb

· make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Synonym(s): falsify, garble, warp

Hypernym(s): misrepresent, belie




2. distort - verb

· form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

Synonym(s): twist, twine

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform




3. distort - verb

· twist and press out of shape

Synonym(s): contort, deform, wring

Hypernym(s): twist, twine, distort




4. distort - verb

· affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

Synonym(s): tinge, color, colour

Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch




5. distort - verb

· alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

Synonym(s): deform, strain

Hypernym(s): shape, form





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