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 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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However, Ms Brankin pointed to heavy discounting across car sales forecourts as well as a lower resale value in the second-hand EV market as indicators that the market was "distorted".

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Image: Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk distorted by a shock front created by an expanding bubble.

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Many users say the images they create are significantly more lifelike as well, with fewer imperfections such as extra fingers or distorted features.

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Damaged mitochondria in kidney cells become distorted and function poorly.

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