distort
distort Lexical Profile
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• verb
To give a misleading, false, or biased account or impression of facts, statements, or reality.
"Critics argued that the sensationalized article served to distort the scientist's actual findings."
To pull or twist out of shape, altering the normal or original appearance of something.
"The curved mirror at the carnival tended to distort our reflections into comical shapes."
To alter the waveform of an electrical or audio signal, resulting in an unclear, fuzzy, or overdriven sound (in electronics and music).
"Turning the amplifier volume all the way up will cause the speakers to distort."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin distortus, the past participle of distorquere ('to twist different ways'), formed from dis- ('apart') and torquere ('to twist').