Dictionary Check: distort

"distort" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

verb

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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verb

form into a spiral shape

Example: "The cord is all twisted"
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verb

twist and press out of shape

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verb

affect as in thought or feeling

Example: "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
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verb

alter the shape of (something) by stress

Example: "His body was deformed by leprosy"
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