distort

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 2.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
2. verb To become misshapen.
3. verb To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

   In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

4. adjective Distorted; misshapen.

Similar words

disfigure deform garble warp falsify contort twist wring strain color

Often followed by

the and or their it our his reality a

Word family

distorted distorter distorters distorting distortion distortions distorts