distort
Translation
to distort, to warp, to twist
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 distort (sth.) The mirror distorts your reflection.
Similar Words
Synonyms: warp, twist, misrepresent; Antonyms: straighten, clarify, represent
Etymology
From Latin 'distorquere' (to twist apart), from 'dis-' (apart) and 'torquere' (to twist).
Memory Tips
The root 'tort' means 'twist' and is also found in 'torture'. Imagine twisting something so much it becomes distorted, like an act of torture on an object or fact.