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Added 9 October 2026

distort

/dɪsˈtɔːt/ verb

In Latin: distorqueō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about distort at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
To become misshapen.
To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

adjective

Distorted; misshapen.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

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