distort

adjective

1. (obsolete) distorted; misshapen

verb

1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Similar word(s): falsify, garble, warp

Definition categories: communication, belie, misrepresent

2. form into a spiral shape

Similar word(s): twine, twist

Definition categories: contact, deform

3. twist and press out of shape

Similar word(s): contort, deform, wring

Definition categories: contact, distort, twine, twist

4. affect as in thought or feeling

Similar word(s): color, colour, tinge

Definition categories: communication, affect, impact, touch

5. alter the shape of (something) by stress

Similar word(s): deform, strain

Definition categories: change, form, shape