distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
has been distorting
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present perfect progressiveof distort (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“However, public opinion has been distorting the facts to varying degrees,” Sun said on the Twitter-like Weibo platform.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2019
The media has been distorting the truth for decades.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2017
I would not be surprised to see a collapse this month, just because the theme has been distorting people’s psychology so often.”
From Newsweek ● Dec. 11, 2012
