distorted

dis-tort-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.

  2. 2.

    Giving a misleading or false account; misrepresented.

  3. 3.

    (Of sound or an image) Unclear or altered in quality.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Distorted view — A misleading or inaccurate perspective.
  • •
    Distorted reality — A perception that differs from actual facts.
  • •
    Distorted image — A picture that has been warped or altered.

Related words

Antonyms: accurate, clear, true, undistorted
See also: distort, distortion, twisted
Synonyms: deformed, misrepresented, twisted, warped

Etymology

Past participle of distort, from Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere ("to twist apart"), from dis- ("apart") + torquere ("to twist").