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distorted
[ dih-stawr-tid ]
adjective
- not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false:
She has a distorted view of life.
- twisted; deformed; misshapen.
- mentally or morally twisted, as with an aberration or bias:
He has a distorted sense of values.
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Other Words From
- dis·torted·ly adverb
- dis·torted·ness noun
- nondis·torted adjective
- nondis·torted·ly adverb
- nondis·torted·ness noun
- undis·torted adjective
- undis·torted·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of distorted1
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Example Sentences
It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.
“I think the attacks on Fareed are distorted, irresponsible, and unfair,” Weisberg emailed.
I speak here to warn people that the facts presented in the opera are incomplete and distorted.
Potentially violent men, with raging distorted views of reality, get to decide.
What we hear about the women of Everest is often sensationalized, exaggerated, reimagined or distorted—if we hear anything at all.
To this end they spread a distorted epitome of his favourite views, amongst their retainers.
He may have nothing to boast about himself, and his distorted mind may magnify the deeds of the younger man.
The news of Bruce's success, no doubt exaggerated and distorted, produced a great sensation in the northern parts of Scotland.
He would try whether, in a new state of life, the same distorted individuality was a necessary possession.
Because the injustice and absurdity of English law had distorted and besmirched her own perfectly legitimate action.
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