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distort v. [
falsify, garble, warp] make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
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distort v. [
twist, twine] form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
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distort v. [
contort, deform, wring] twist and press out of shape
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distort v. [
tinge, color, colour] affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
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distort v. [
deform, strain] alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
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