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distorted

dis·tort·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-stawr-tid]
    • /dɪˈstɔr tɪd/
    • /dɪˈstɔː.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stawr-tid]
    • /dɪˈstɔr tɪd/

Definitions of distorted word

  • adjective distorted not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life. 1
  • adjective distorted twisted; deformed; misshapen. 1
  • adjective distorted mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias: He has a distorted sense of values. 1
  • verb with object distorted to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. 1
  • verb with object distorted to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts. 1
  • verb with object distorted Electronics. to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately by changing the frequencies or unequally changing the delay or amplitude of the components of the output wave. 1

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Origin of distorted

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; distort + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Distorted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

distorted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

distorted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for distorted

adj distorted

  • wry — produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
  • gnarled — (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.
  • colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
  • perverted — Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
  • askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.

adjective distorted

  • one-sided — considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair: a one-sided judgment.
  • partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
  • partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
  • misleading — deceptive; tending to mislead.

Antonyms for distorted

adj distorted

  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.

adjective distorted

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