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
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
More than 2,250 are recalled due to incorrectly repaired 2021-2022 Edge vehicles that may cause the rearview camera to display a blank or distorted image while in reverse, according to the NHTSA.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
Some carmakers, especially for electric vehicles, are cutting AM from their offerings, claiming the signal is distorted by the power system.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Miley Cyrus has released the new video for the title track of her new concept album, Something Beautiful, which starts out as an alt-R&B ballad, before exploding into distorted rock in its choruses.
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Words are twisted and distorted to suit our individual perspectives, and the collective meaning is lost in the process.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorted
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As the Kings lead guard in the early 2000s, Bibby faced the monstrous center numerous times, including during intense playoff series when O’Neal often ribbed the franchise and a city that lustily booed him in competition.—
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In the midst of writer’s block, Iris learns to navigate work and grief with a monstrous (also-grieving) new roommate inside her cramped West Village apartment.—
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But ultimately, the Lakota were left voiceless and misrepresented.—
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Stores are not legally required to accept exchanges or give refunds unless the merchandise was defective or misrepresented.—
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In the history play named for him, Richard III’s resentment, going back to having been a deformed and unloved child, makes more sense.—
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Harnessing advanced manufacturing Charlotte, as a boat strike victim with air bubbles trapped under its deformed shell, was considered non-releasable and completely dependent on human care.—
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On the other hand, fruit trees that have been neglected have an overabundance of branches and produce fruit that is small, misshapen, and mediocre flavor.—
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Washing bras too often can affect the elastic and wires, leading to a misshapen bra.—
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Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.—
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Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.—
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The series takes place in the 20-year aftermath of a deadly outbreak of mutant fungus (Cordyceps) that turns humans into monstrous zombie-like creatures (the Infected, or Clickers).—
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Only, the mutant pill bugs who call the place home aren’t going to eat him.—
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The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.—
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The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
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“Distorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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