distortive

dis·tort

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-stawrt]
- /dɪˈstɔrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-stawrt]
- /dɪˈstɔrt/

Definitions of distortive word

verb with object distortive to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. 1
verb with object distortive to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts. 1
verb with object distortive 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
adjective distortive Causing distortion. 0

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Origin of distortive

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Latin distortus (past participle of distorquēre to distort), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + tor(qu)- (stem of torquēre to twist) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Distortive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Distortive

distortive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for distortive

verb with object distortive

tortive — twisted

Just one Antonym for distortive