Definition of Distort

Verb: distort di'stort

Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
"They planned to distort the message";
- falsify, garble, warp
Form into a spiral shape
- twist, twine
Twist and press out of shape
"His body was twisted as if someone had taken it and twisted it beyond the natural ability of a body to distort itself";
- contort, deform, wring
Affect as in thought or feeling
"The sadness distorted his life";
- tinge, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn]
Alter the shape of (something) by stress
"His body was distorted by leprosy";
- deform, strain