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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapenadjective

    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

    "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers"

  2. distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twistedadjective

    having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

    "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"

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  1. distorted

    Distorted generally refers to something that has been twisted or altered in a way that it becomes misshapen or inaccurately represented. This could apply to physical objects, perceptions, sounds, or information that have been changed from their original or true states, often leading to misinterpretation or misunderstanding. The term is used in various contexts such as in art, psychology, communication, and electronics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Distorted

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Wikidata

  1. Distorted

    Distorted is a progressive death/doom metal band from Bat-Yam, Israel.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Distorted in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Distorted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Distorted in a Sentence

  1. Jason Vanderground:

    The debate over LGBTQ+ issues is a great example of how the real Jesus too often gets lost, overlooked or distorted in debates over political and social issues, our focus is on helping people see and consider Jesus as he is shown in the Bible … He gets us and he loves us, and that includes people on all sides of these issues.

  2. Peggy Orenstein:

    Girls are learning at the youngest ages that their value comes from how they look, and the definition of attractive is very narrowly defined as being sexy or sassy (for the younger girls), sexuality is imposed upon them inappropriately, and they are encouraged to define their bodies -- not by how their bodies feel to themselves, but by how they look to others. This creates vulnerabilities for girls to the pitfalls we worry about -- distorted body image, eating disorders, depression and unhealthy sexual behavior.

  3. David Katz:

    The fundamentals are minimally processed plant foods, today our diet is distorted from the native normal.

  4. Butler D. Shaffer:

    Our lack of constant awareness has also permitted us to accept definitions of freedom that are not necessarily consistent with the actuality of being free. Because we have learned to confuse the word with the reality the word seeks to describe, our vocabulary has become riddled with distorted and contradictory meanings smuggled into the language.

  5. Kingman Brewster, Jr.:

    Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure.

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