distorted
[ dih-stawr-tid ]
/ dɪˈstɔr tɪd /
adjective
not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
twisted; deformed; misshapen.
mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias: He has a distorted sense of values.
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Definition for distorted (2 of 2)
distort
[ dih-stawrt ]
/ dɪˈstɔrt /
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; 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.
Origin of distort
1580–90; < Latin
distortus (past participle of
distorquēre to distort), equivalent to
dis-
dis-1 +
tor(qu)- (stem of
torquēre to twist) +
-tus past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for distorted
distort
/ (dɪˈstɔːt) /
verb (tr)
(often passive)
to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform
to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)
electronics
to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform
Derived forms of distort
Word Origin for distort
C16: from Latin
distortus misshapen, from
distorquēre to turn different ways, from
dis-
1 +
torquēre to twist