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1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. "Whose face was distorted with pain." (Thackeray)
2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally. "Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men." (Tillotson)
3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Synonyms: To twist, wrest, deform, pervert.
Origin: Distorted; Distorting.
(01 Mar 1998)
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