DISTORT


Meaning of DISTORT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.

The media ~s reality; categorises people as all good or all bad...

VERB: V n

~ed

These figures give a ~ed view of the significance for the local economy.

ADJ

2.

If something you can see or hear is ~ed or ~s, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear.

A painter may exaggerate or ~ shapes and forms...

This caused the sound to ~.

VERB: V n, V

~ed

Sound was becoming more and more ~ed through the use of hearing aids.

ADJ

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