distort
Translation
to twist, to misrepresent, to warp
Examples
The mirror distorts your reflection.
The mirror distorts your reflection.
He distorted the facts of the story.
He distorted the facts of the story.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to change the shape, sound, or appearance of (sth.). The curved mirror distorts your image.
((sth.)) to report (sth.) in a way that is not true. The media often distorts the facts.
Similar Words
Synonyms: warp, twist, misrepresent; Antonyms: clarify, straighten
Etymology
From Latin 'distorquere' (to twist apart), from 'dis-' (apart) and 'torquere' (to twist).
Memory Tips
The root 'tort' means 'to twist' and is also in the word 'torture'. Think of twisting something out of its natural shape, like a fact or an image.