1. Twist and press out of shape
   "His body was twisted as if someone had taken it and twisted it beyond the natural ability of a body to distort itself";
   - contort, deform
    
2. Alter the shape of (something) by stress
   "His body was distorted by leprosy";
   - deform, strain
    
3. Form into a bent, curling or spiral shape
   "Heat caused the metal to distort";
   - twist, twine
    
4. Alter something from its true, accurate, or original form in a way that makes it unclear or misleading
   "They planned to distort the message";
   - garble, warp
    
5. Affect as in thought or feeling
   "The sadness distorted his life";
   - tinge, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: distorting, distorts, distorted

Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, belie, change form, change shape, deform, form, impact, misrepresent, shape

Antonym: untwist

Encyclopedia: Distort