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distort

/dɪsˈtoɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tort
IPA
/dɪsˈtoɹt/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

Transitive verb

verb

To become misshapen.

Intransitive verb

verb

To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

Transitive verb

adj

Distorted; misshapen.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *terkʷ-, distortum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˈtoɹt/
  • British English: /dɪsˈtɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

distorts (present, singular) distorting (participle, present) distorted (participle, past) distorted (past) more distort (comparative) most distort (superlative)

Derived Forms

distortable distorter distortive undistort

Frequently Paired Words

distorted distortion

Synonyms

skew deform strain falsify garble warp tinge color colour

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce distort?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈtoɹt/.
What does distort mean?
To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
Where does distort come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce distort

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