distort

Verb

Verb Forms: distorted, distorting, distorts

To twist or bend out of shape; to misrepresent.
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
form into a spiral shape
twist and press out of shape
affect as in thought or feeling
alter the shape of (something) by stress
To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
To become misshapen.
To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

Adj

Distorted; misshapen.

Examples

He tried to DISTORT the rules to allow his invalid word, but the judge prevailed.
In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

Synonyms

color, colour, contort, deform, falsify, garble, strain, tinge, twine, twist, warp, wring

Antonyms

untwist

Scrabble Score: 8

distort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
distort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

distort: valid Words With Friends Word