Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - distort
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Distort
distort
~ v 1 to explain a fact, statement, idea etc in a way that changes its real meaning (The journalist was accused of distorting the facts.) 2 to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear (Tall buildings can distort radio signals.) - distorted adj - distortion n
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(distorts, distorting, distorted) 1. 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: V n • distorted These figures give a distorted view of the significance for the local economy. ADJ 2. If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear. A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms... This caused the sound to distort. VERB: V n, V • distorted Sound was becoming more and more distorted through the use of hearing aids. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of distorquere, from dis- + torquere to twist — more at torture Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to twist out of the true meaning or proportion ~ed the facts 2. to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition a face ~ed by pain; also to cause to be perceived unnaturally the new lights ~ed colors 3. pervert ~ justice intransitive verb to become ~ed; also to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal Synonyms: see deform • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 a put out of shape; make crooked or unshapely. b distort the appearance of, esp. by curved mirrors etc. 2 misrepresent (motives, facts, statements, etc.). Derivatives distortedly adv. distortedness n. Etymology: L distorquere distort- (as DIS-, torquere twist) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) деформировать(ся) 2) искривлять(ся); перекашивать(ся); коробить(ся) 3) искажать(ся) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. искажать; искривлять; перекашивать his face was distorted with (by) pain —- его лицо исказилось от боли 2. искажать, извращать, передергивать to distort facts —- извращать (передергивать) факты to distort the meaning of a text —- исказить смысл текста 3. тех. деформировать; коробить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1586, from L. distortus, pp. of distorquere "to twist different ways, distort," from dis- "completely" + torquere "to twist." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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