One entry found for distort.

Main Entry: dis·tort
Pronunciation: dis-t()rt
Function: verb
Etymology: from Latin distortus, past participle of distorqure "to distort, twist out of proper meaning," from dis- "reverse, apart" and torqure "to twist" --related to EXTORT, RETORT, TORTURE
1 : to tell in a way that is misleading : MISREPRESENT <distorted the facts>
2 : to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition
- dis·tort·er noun