The meaning of DISTORT is to twist out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account. How to use distort in a sentence.

DISTORT definition: 1. to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural: 2. to change something…. Learn more.

DISTORT definition: to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed. See examples of distort used in a sentence.

Definition of distort verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To distort is to change the physical shape of something, as by torsion or exaggerating certain features, or to misconstrue the meaning of something: "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, …

If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad. [VERB noun] The minister has said his remarks at …

misrepresent: to distort the facts. Electronics to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately by changing the frequencies or unequally changing the delay or amplitude of the components of the output wave. …

Distort means to twist out of shape. When you look at a tree through a twisting kaleidoscope, you distort its image, making its branches and leaves look wavy and misshapen.

3 days ago · distort (third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted) (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

Distort definition: To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.