distorted

[dih-stawr-tid]

adjective

1. not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false.

   She has a distorted view of life.

2. twisted; deformed; misshapen.

3. mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias.

   He has a distorted sense of values.

Other Word Forms

• distortedly adverb
• distortedness noun
• nondistorted adjective
• nondistortedly adverb
• nondistortedness noun
• undistorted adjective
• undistortedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of distorted¹

First recorded in 1625–35; distort + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The app also added an extra finger onto the influencers hand, and distorted her face.

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Late in the album, the typically hushed “I Love You” tries something new, closing out with dramatic and bizarrely distorted percussion.

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That revenue figure was distorted somewhat by the disposal of its Sun Art and Intime operations and would have been more like 15% if adjusted for them.

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They began the set — contrary to the noisy atmosphere of the year prior characterized by distorted alternative rock — with a piano solo.

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The house is wrapped in clinker brick, a term for when clay bricks are set too close to the flames when being fired in a kiln, giving them distorted shapes and colors.

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