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distortedly
[
dih-
stawr
-tid
]
dis·tort·ed
/
dɪˈstɔr
tɪd
/
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dih-
stawr
-tid
]
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adjective
1.
not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false:
She has a distorted view of life.
2.
twisted; deformed; misshapen.
3.
mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias:
He has a distorted sense of values.
Origin:
1625–35;
distort
+
-ed
2
Related forms
dis·tort·ed·ly,
adverb
dis·tort·ed·ness,
noun
non·dis·tort·ed,
adjective
non·dis·tort·ed·ly,
adverb
non·dis·tort·ed·ness,
noun
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un·dis·tort·ed,
adjective
un·dis·tort·ed·ly,
adverb
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distort
(dɪˈstɔːt)
—
vb
1.
(
often passive
) to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform
2.
to alter or misrepresent (facts, motives, etc)
3.
electronics
to reproduce or amplify (a signal) inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform
[C16: from Latin
distortus
misshapen, from
distorquēre
to turn different ways, from
dis-
1
+
torquēre
to twist]
dis'torted
—
adj
dis'tortedly
—
adv
dis'tortedness
—
n
dis'torter
—
n
dis'tortive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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