distorted

[ dih-stawr-tid ]
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adjective
  1. not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.

  2. twisted; deformed; misshapen.

  1. mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias: He has a distorted sense of values.

Origin of distorted

1
First recorded in 1625–35; distort + -ed2

Other 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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