- 1distort something to change the shape, appearance, or sound of something so that it is strange or not clear a fairground mirror that distorts your shape The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
- 2distort something to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth. The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood.
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NAmE//dɪˈstɔrt//Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they distort
he / she / it distorts
past simple distorted
-ing form distorting
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NAmE//dɪˈstɔrʃn//noun [countable, uncountable] modern alloys that are resistant to wear and distortion a distortion of the facts