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to distort facts

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  • distort — UK US /dɪˈstɔːt/ verb [T] ► to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: »Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort …   Financial and business terms

  • distort — [di stôrt′] vt. [< L distortus, pp. of distorquere, distort < dis , intens. + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of 2. to misrepresent; misstate; pervert [to distort …   English World dictionary

  • distort — distorter, n. distortive, adj. /di stawrt /, v.t. 1. to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. 2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts.… …   Universalium

  • distort — 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.). Derivatives: distortedly adv. distortedness n. Etymology: L distorquere distort (as …   Useful english dictionary

  • distort — verb Etymology: Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre, from dis + torquēre to twist more at torture Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to twist out of the true meaning or proportion < distorted the facts > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • distort — verb ADVERB ▪ grossly, seriously, severely ▪ He was accused of grossly distorting the facts. ▪ completely ▪ slightly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • distort — dis|tort [dıˈsto:t US o:rt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: distortus, past participle of distorquere to twist out of shape ] 1.) [I and T] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear ▪ Tall… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • distort — verb (T) 1 to explain a fact, statement, idea etc in a way that changes its real meaning: The journalist was accused of distorting the facts. 2 to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear: Tall… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • distort — [dɪˈstɔːt] verb [T] 1) to change something so that it is no longer true or accurate The paper was accused of distorting the truth.[/ex] 2) to change the way that something looks, sounds, or behaves so that it becomes strange or difficult to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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