distorted

Definition of Distorted in English :

Adjective

1. deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

Example Sentences:
'deformed thalidomide babies'
'his poor distorted limbs'
'an ill-shapen vase'
'a limp caused by a malformed foot'
'misshapen old fingers'

2. distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Example Sentences:
'many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality'
'a perverted translation of the poem'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Distorted

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verb (transitive)

1. (often passive)

to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform

2.

to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)

3. electronics

to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform

Distorted

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verb transitive

1.

to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of

2.

to misrepresent; misstate; pervert

to distort the facts

3.

to modify (a wave, sound, signal, etc.) so as to produce an unfaithful reproduction

Distorted

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tr.v. dis·tort·ed, dis·tort·ing, dis·torts

1. To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape: a reflection distorted in the moving water; a face distorted in misery.

2. To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate: "Though I knew how to translate exactly what she had told me, I realized that any translation would distort the deepest meaning of her message" (Richard Rodriguez).

3. Electronics To cause distortion in (a signal or waveform, for example).

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