Distort meaning

What does “distort” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“distort” is a verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story.

distort

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonymsfalsify garble warp
form into a spiral shape
“The cord is all twisted”
Synonymstwist twine
twist and press out of shape
Synonymscontort deform wring
affect as in thought or feeling
“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
“The sadness tinged his life”
Synonymstinge color colour
alter the shape of (something) by stress
“His body was deformed by leprosy”
Synonymsdeform strain

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University