distorted
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.
Origin of distorted
1Other words from distorted
- dis·tort·ed·ly, adverb
- dis·tort·ed·ness, noun
- non·dis·tort·ed, adjective
- non·dis·tort·ed·ly, adverb
- non·dis·tort·ed·ness, noun
- un·dis·tort·ed, adjective
- un·dis·tort·ed·ly, adverb
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How to use distorted in a sentence
While the original news article was accurate, fact-checking group PolitiFact has said that the Bell’s palsy story has become exaggerated and distorted.
Vaccine hoaxes are rampant on social media. Here’s how to spot them. | Rachel Lerman | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostIf we hope to ever address racial injustice, then we need to stop presenting our distorted data as “ground truth.”
Juried by Shanti Norris, chief curator for the Integrated Arts and Healing program at Fairfax County’s Inova Schar Cancer Institute, the show includes many images of distorted or shattered figures.
In the galleries: Where artists engage with the earth | Mark Jenkins | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostAnother possible symptom is a distorted sense of smell or taste.
Musk described this type of paralysis as caused by distorted electrical signals in the brain.
Elon Musk shows off Neuralink brain implant technology in a living pig | jonathanvanian2015 | August 29, 2020 | Fortune
It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More | Marlow Stern | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I think the attacks on Fareed are distorted, irresponsible, and unfair,” Weisberg emailed.
Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm? | Lloyd Grove | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI speak here to warn people that the facts presented in the opera are incomplete and distorted.
Rudy Giuliani: Why I Protested ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ | Rudy Giuliani | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPotentially violent men, with raging distorted views of reality, get to decide.
Fanboys, White Knights, and the Hairball of Online Misogyny | Tauriq Moosa | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat we hear about the women of Everest is often sensationalized, exaggerated, reimagined or distorted—if we hear anything at all.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling | Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo this end they spread a distorted epitome of his favourite views, amongst their retainers.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe may have nothing to boast about himself, and his distorted mind may magnify the deeds of the younger man.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe news of Bruce's success, no doubt exaggerated and distorted, produced a great sensation in the northern parts of Scotland.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonHe would try whether, in a new state of life, the same distorted individuality was a necessary possession.
Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. FarrarBecause the injustice and absurdity of English law had distorted and besmirched her own perfectly legitimate action.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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