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Meanings of distorted in English

So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly.

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Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented.

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Contorted.

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Usage of distorted in English
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Those factors led to record physical prices and distorted supplies, they said.
Reuters
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Problems and quirks may come to light as markets become less distorted.
Reuters
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Long time ago, details lost or distorted in the mists of time.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
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He noted right away that all were examples, however distorted, of fauna.
Alien: Covenant
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Israel and Washington said that report was distorted and biased against Israel.
Reuters
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But there is some concern it has distorted subject choice among students.
The Irish Times
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Indeed, throughout history, power has invariably distorted language to mask the truth.
The Irish Times
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Alien structure or distorted digital image... another of Waring's Mercury 'structure' images.
News.com.au
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The internationalisation of the crisis has distorted the ills of our society.
The Guardian
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No need to explore personal motives, out-of-control grievances or distorted political anger.
The Guardian
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This had discouraged many others from coming forward and distorted official figures.
Reuters
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Some Justices believe, apparently, that their work will be trivialized or distorted.
The new yorker
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However, it believes the UN's report is distorted, unfair and ideologically biased.
Radio NZ
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Everything that happens in one quarter will be distorted in the other.
Imaginations and Reveries
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The old eyes filled with tears and the face distorted in weaping.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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No, all along it had been the result of my distorted imagination.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
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Distorted through the time
Distorted across language varieties
United Kingdom
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
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