Meaning of "distort" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISTORT

From Latin distortus misshapen, from distorquēre to turn different ways, from dis-1 + torquēre to twist.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DISTORT

distort  [dɪˈstɔːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTORT

Distort is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb distort in English.

WHAT DOES DISTORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Distortion

Distortion is the alteration of the original shape of something, such as an object, image, sound or waveform. Distortion is usually unwanted, and so engineers strive to eliminate distortion, or minimize it. In some situations, however, distortion may be desirable. The important signal processing operation of heterodyning is based on nonlinear mixing of signals to cause intermodulation. Distortion is also used as a musical effect, particularly with electric guitars. The addition of noise or other outside signals is not deemed distortion, though the effects of quantization distortion are sometimes deemed noise. A quality measure that explicitly reflects both the noise and the distortion is the Signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio.

Definition of distort in the English dictionary

The first definition of distort in the dictionary is to twist or pull out of shape; make bent or misshapen; contort; deform. Other definition of distort is to alter or misrepresent. Distort is also to reproduce or amplify inaccurately, changing the shape of the waveform.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISTORT

PRESENT

Present

I distort

you distort

he/she/it distorts

we distort

you distort

they distort

Present continuous

I am distorting

you are distorting

he/she/it is distorting

we are distorting

you are distorting

they are distorting

Present perfect

I have distorted

you have distorted

he/she/it has distorted

we have distorted

you have distorted

they have distorted

Present perfect continuous

I have been distorting

you have been distorting

he/she/it has been distorting

we have been distorting

you have been distorting

they have been distorting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I distorted

you distorted

he/she/it distorted

we distorted

you distorted

they distorted

Past continuous

I was distorting

you were distorting

he/she/it was distorting

we were distorting

you were distorting

they were distorting

Past perfect

I had distorted

you had distorted

he/she/it had distorted

we had distorted

you had distorted

they had distorted

Past perfect continuous

I had been distorting

you had been distorting

he/she/it had been distorting

we had been distorting

you had been distorting

they had been distorting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will distort

you will distort

he/she/it will distort

we will distort

you will distort

they will distort

Future continuous

I will be distorting

you will be distorting

he/she/it will be distorting

we will be distorting

you will be distorting

they will be distorting

Future perfect

I will have distorted

you will have distorted

he/she/it will have distorted

we will have distorted

you will have distorted

they will have distorted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been distorting

you will have been distorting

he/she/it will have been distorting

we will have been distorting

you will have been distorting

they will have been distorting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would distort

you would distort

he/she/it would distort

we would distort

you would distort

they would distort

Conditional continuous

I would be distorting

you would be distorting

he/she/it would be distorting

we would be distorting

you would be distorting

they would be distorting

Conditional perfect

I would have distort

you would have distort

he/she/it would have distort

we would have distort

you would have distort

they would have distort

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been distorting

you would have been distorting

he/she/it would have been distorting

we would have been distorting

you would have been distorting

they would have been distorting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you distort
we let´s distort
you distort

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to distort

Past participle

distorted

Present Participle

distorting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISTORT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «distort» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of distort

bend · bias · buckle · colour · contort · deform · disfigure · disguise · falsify · garble · gnarl · mangle · mangulate · misinterpret · misrepresent · misshape · pervert · slant · twist · warp

TRANSLATION OF DISTORT

Find out the translation of distort to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of distort from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distort» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 歪曲
• Translator English - Spanish: distorsionar
• English: distort
• Translator English - Hindi: बिगाड़ना
• Translator English - Arabic: تشويه
• Translator English - Russian: исказить
• Translator English - Portuguese: distorcer
• Translator English - Bengali: distome
• Translator English - French: déformer
• Translator English - Malay: Distome
• Translator English - German: verzerren
• Translator English - Japanese: ゆがめる
• Translator English - Korean: 왜곡하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Distome
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm sai lệch
• Translator English - Tamil: distome
• Translator English - Marathi: Distom
• Translator English - Turkish: distome
• Translator English - Italian: distorcere
• Translator English - Polish: zakłóceniem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спотворити
• Translator English - Romanian: denatura
• Translator English - Greek: στρεβλώνουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verdraai
• Translator English - Swedish: snedvrida
• Translator English - Norwegian: forvrenge

10 QUOTES WITH «DISTORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word distort.

1

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

We are in control, they are in a state of hysteria. Losers, they think that by killing civilians and trying to distort the feelings of the people they will win. I think they will not win, those bastards.

2

David Brock

The right can distort anything it wants.

3

Peter Carey

One has to be able to twist and change and distort characters, play with them like clay, so everything fits together. Real people don't permit you to do that.

4

El DeBarge

The devil is busy and trying to distort and adulterate the things that are the pure essence of God.

5

William A. Dembski

The problem with merely writing so that you can be understood is that the wrong people, in advancing their agendas, are only too ready to misunderstand you. Writing so that you cannot be misunderstood anticipates and preempts those who would willfully distort what you are trying to say.

6

Louis Dudek

In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake.

7

Jerry Falwell

If I were doing something that the Bible condemns, I have two choices. I can straighten up my act, or I can somehow distort and twist and change the meaning of the Bible.

8

Robert J. Flaherty

Sometimes you have to lie. One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit.

9

Ben Goldacre

Alternative therapists don't kill many people, but they do make a great teaching tool for the basics of evidence-based medicine, because their efforts to distort science are so extreme.

10

John Grierson

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTORT»

Discover the use of distort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bias: a CBS insider exposes how the media distort the news

A veteran CBS reporter exposes how liberal bias pervades the mainstream media, arguing that fairness, balance, and integrity have disappeared from network television.

Bernard Goldberg, 2002

Democracy Under Attack: How the Media Distort Policy and ...

Drawing on 4 decades of top level Whitehall briefings, topped up by interviews with 150 senior participants in the policy-making process, this text is packed with new insights, and colourful stories.

Malcolm Dean, 2012

Stitch, Dissolve, Distort with Machine Embroidery

Featuring new and exciting techniques on how to dissolve, melt, and distort fabric both before and after stitching, this guide explores the evolving and innovative materials that are introduced into the textile market and instructs fiber ...

Valerie Campbell-Harding, Maggie Grey, 2007

Megamedia: how giant corporations dominate mass media, ...

Megamedia offers a unique look at the ominous impacts of this control of mass media and suggests ways to hold big corporate media responsible for not only increasing competition but also presenting society with fair and unbiased information ...

Dean Alger, 1998

The Miseducation of the West: How Schools and the Media ...

Generally, westerners know that Muslims are irrational, fanatic, sexually enticing, and despotic.

Joe L. Kincheloe, Shirley R. Steinberg, 2004

Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels

Commenting on such recent releases as Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus, James Tabor's The Jesus Dynasty, Michael Baigent's The Jesus Papers and the Gospel of Judas, Craig Evans offers a sane approach to examining the sources for understanding ...

Craig A. Evans, 2008

Public Subsidies and Policy Failure: How Subsidies Distort ...

This book offers an intelligent contribution for those who want to understand the effects of subsidies in the world economy.

Cees Van Beers, André De Moor, 2001

Slick Spins and Fractured Facts: How Cultural Myths Distort ...

Returning workers, low-ranking religious figures, and most of all, women to the narrative history of the region -- figures usually omitted -- Colonial Citizens enhances our understanding of the interwar period in the Middle East, providing ...

Caryl Rivers, 1996

Driven to Distort: How Competitive Cues and Achievement ...

The results further indicated that participants were capable of accurately assessing how well they did on the memory tasks, but they did not consciously pair this accuracy with implicit or explicit levels of achievement motivation.

Christopher Jiles Gade, 2008

The After Effects Illusionist: All the Effects in One ...

The Distort effects can be used to distort characters for things like facial expressions, or even body movements. Some of my favorite Distort effects for character animation are Displacement Map, Liquify, and Puppet. They can also be used to ...

Chad Perkins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distort is used in the context of the following news items.

Metrics: how to handle them responsibly

Another concern is that metrics distort scientific priorities, especially among early career researchers. Wilsdon, who is professor of science and ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson review – 'the best generation …

But in the realm of ideas one can become idealistic.” Ideas simplify and metaphors distort. Reality is otherwise. Aurora's ship's computer notes: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Homebuyers feel the pinch of new lending rules

These exemptions could also act to distort the market. It's understood that exemptions will apply on an annual basis, which means that if all the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Former Exxon Employee Says Company Considered Climate Risks …

Fossil fuel companies' support for trade and advocacy groups that dispute and distort climate science has also come under fire. UCS and ... «Union of Concerned Scientists, Jul 15»

A very brief history of stock markets being shut down

Some controversial trading tactics can sometimes wildly distort prices, as happened on May 6, 2010, in the so-called "flash crash." Earlier this ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Cosby might not see his actions as crimes

“Many of the rapists have what we call thinking errors, or criminal thinking patterns where they have a tendency to distort reality,” he suggested. «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

Observers point toward discord in Sisi's visit to Sinai barracks

“My only response is that the video is obviously fabricated, [something] the terrorist Brotherhood regularly uses to distort the image of the ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»

Emergency tax code set to distort pensions data

HM Treasury's original forecast of a £320m boost to tax revenue from pension freedoms is probably half the true total, Hargreaves Lansdown ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»

CropLife says IARC “hazard” herbicides classifications confuse …

CropLife says IARC “hazard” herbicides classifications confuse regulators and consumers, distort science. Howard Minigh | July 1, 2015 | Farm Chemicals ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»

Looming Cadillac Tax And ACOs Distort Healthcare System

By the time this article goes to press, the Supreme Court may have ruled on the constitutionality of subsidies for health insurance flowing ... «Life Science Leader Magazine, Jul 15»