distort
🇺🇸
/dɪˈstɔːrt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈstɔːt/
verb
C1
to change something's shape, look, or sound so it becomes unclear or strange
The speaker can distort the sound if you turn the volume too high.
C1
to change facts or ideas so they are no longer correct
Some people distort the truth to make their stories more exciting.
translation
to change something's shape, look, or sound so it becomes unclear or strange; to change facts or ideas so they are no longer correct
Word Forms
3rd Present
distorts
Past
distorted
Perfect
distorted
Progressive
distorting