as in monstrous
badly or imperfectly formed
surgery to correct a distorted foot
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as in misrepresented
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
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as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position
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Recent Examples of distorted
Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
The post no longer shows the image of Clark's distorted hand, which was first reported by Front Office Sports.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
However, when that perception becomes distorted, things can easily slip through the cracks.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
The post no longer shows the image of Clark's distorted hand, which was first reported by Front Office Sports.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
Common Pests That Affect Spring Hydrangeas Aphids are sap-sucking small insects that cause hydrangea leaves and stems to become distorted.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
However, when that perception becomes distorted, things can easily slip through the cracks.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorted
Adjective
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Our legislative bodies, the Senate and the House, must address the war with Iran, the state of our international reputation and our monstrous debt.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The adjectives used to describe vampire Lucy suggest monstrous selfishness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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Bauscher noted that the victim had initially misrepresented their age on the app and said the teen initiated contact with Mendez Esquivel.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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But as Wired revealed on Wednesday, the company also misrepresented one of its deals.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mountains themselves are too deformed to hold hydrocarbons.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hadi tells an engaging story, brings complex and surprising characters to life, lends a locale an aesthetic iconography, and renders personal identity inextricable from the forces of history that shaped or deformed it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Give them rich soil, adding in compost for a nutrient boost, and deep, consistent watering to prevent bitter, misshapen fruit.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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But then the day before the NCAA 5,000 heats, Chapa twisted his ankle.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Egon Schiele’s show at the Neue Galerie suggests that the artist’s raw, contorted depictions of the body were influenced by a formative relationship with a doctor.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cross-country skiing is known for its attrition, an event that leaves its competitors foam-mouthed and slack-jawed; athletes of iron reduced to trembling and contorted shapes on the floor.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But in people with CF, that protein creates a malformed channel or, in some cases, doesn’t make one at all.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The disruption of this process as we age is thought to contribute to the build-up of malformed proteins and the development of neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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Barahona and his wife, Carmen, beat and tortured the twins, tying them with electrical cord and shocking them in a bathtub with the door locked, investigators said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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The expression on Moss-Bachrach’s face is tortured and tired, like just thinking about this awful day with Mikey took time off his life — and then, another awful thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
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“Distorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorted. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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