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distort

dis·tort

UK/dɪsˈtɔːt/ US/dɪsˈtoɹt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.
2.

form into a spiral shape

  • “The cord is all twisted”
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3.

twist and press out of shape

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4.

affect as in thought or feeling

  • “My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
  • “The sadness tinged his life”
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5.

alter the shape of (something) by stress

  • “His body was deformed by leprosy”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

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