v.tr. 1 a put out of shape; make crooked or unshapely. b distort the appearance of, esp. by curved mirrors etc. 2 misrepresent (motives, facts, statements, etc.). distortedly adv. distortedness n.
[ L distorquere distort- (as DIS-, torquere twist) ]
DISTORT
Meaning of DISTORT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012