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1. So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
   "his poor distorted limbs";
   - deformed, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen
    
2. Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
   "a distorted translation of the poem";
   - misrepresented, perverted, twisted

1. Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
   "They planned to distort the message";
   - falsify, garble, warp
    
2. Form into a bent, curling or spiral shape
   - twist, twine
    
3. 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, wring
    
4. Affect as in thought or feeling
   "The sadness distorted his life";
   - tinge, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn]
    
5. Alter the shape of (something) by stress
   "His body was distorted by leprosy";
   - deform, strain

See also: artful, disingenuous, unshapely

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

Encyclopedia: Distorted