Related Words for distort

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falsify
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Verb
strain
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Verb, Verb
contort
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Verb, Verb, Noun
deform
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Noun, Verb
wring
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Verb, Verb
twist
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Verb, Verb
warp
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Verb, Verb, Noun
color
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Noun, Verb
misrepresent
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Verb
alter
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Verb
exaggerate
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Verb
manipulate
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Verb
reshape
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
skew
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Noun, Verb
undermine
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Verb
obfuscate
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Verb
contradict
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Verb
impair
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Verb
inflate
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Verb
degrade
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Verb
distortions
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Noun
amplify
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Verb
suppress
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Verb
constrain
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Verb
devalue
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Verb
subvert
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Verb
disrupt
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Verb
attenuate
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Verb
saturate
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Verb
discredit
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Noun
misinterpret
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Verb
flatten
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Verb
conceal
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Verb
contaminate
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Verb
magnify
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Verb
impede
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Verb
disturb
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Verb
perturb
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Verb
soften
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Verb
deconstruct
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Verb
malign
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Adjective
complicate
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Verb
dampen
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Verb
diminish
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Verb
negate
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Verb
embellish
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Verb
modulate
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Verb
denigrate
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Verb
exalt
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Verb
unsettle
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Verb
accentuate
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Verb
obliterate
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Verb
overpower
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Verb
affect
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Verb
defame
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Verb
displace
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Verb
marginalize
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Verb
distract
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Verb
modify
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Verb
hinder
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Verb
downplay
/x
Verb
erode
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Verb
interfere
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Verb
confound
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Verb
dilute
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Adjective
confuse
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Verb
understate
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Verb
disentangle
xx/x
Verb
transform
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Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
mislead
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Verb
overemphasize
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Verb
reconstruct
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Verb
pollute
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Verb
restrict
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Verb
compress
/x
Noun
threaten
/x
Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
overstate
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Verb
mangle
/x
Noun
undercut
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Adjective
conform
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Verb
reinterpret
xx/x
Verb
perpetuate
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Verb
reorient
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Verb
impinge
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Verb
contravene
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Verb
enhance
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Verb
adjust
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Verb
superimpose
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Verb
conflate
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Verb
ignore
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Verb
intrude
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Verb
rationalize
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Verb
align
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Verb
counteract
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Verb
portray
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Verb
realign
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Verb
impugn
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Verb
derail
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Verb
occlude
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Verb
reinforce
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Verb
propagate
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Verb
dramatize
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Verb
destroy
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Verb
reframe
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Verb
constrict
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Verb
destabilize
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Verb
entrench
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Verb
enrich
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Verb
nullify
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Verb
interpret
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Verb
demean
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Verb
dictate
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Verb
fabricate
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Verb
elevate
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Verb
depress
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Verb
reposition
xx/x
Noun
expose
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Verb
vitiate
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Verb
homogenize
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Verb
polarize
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Verb
invalidate
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Verb
overshadow
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Verb
oversimplify
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Verb
obscures
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Verb
misunderstand
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Verb
betray
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Verb
reflect
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Verb
tendency
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Noun
bend
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Noun
isolate
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Verb
invert
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Noun
muffle
/x
Noun
deflate
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Verb
rearrange
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Verb
conspire
x/x
Verb
insinuate
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Verb
dominate
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Verb
injure
/x
Verb
curtail
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Verb
detract
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Verb
confine
x/
Verb
legitimize
x/xx
Verb
screw up
//
Phrase, Verb
wrench
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Noun
mess up
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Phrase, Verb
corrupt
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Adjective
dirty
/x
Adjective
wrest
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Verb
pervert
/x
Verb
stunt
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Verb
ac
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb
activate
/xx
Verb
alias
/xx
Noun, Adverb, Verb
alignment
x/x
Noun
almsgiving
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Noun
arrange
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Verb, Noun
astray
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Adverb
asymmetrical
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Adjective
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
blur
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
break
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Verb, Noun
buckle
/x
Noun, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun, Verb
cloud
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Noun, Verb
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
define
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Verb, Noun
delete
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Verb, Noun
divert
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Verb
divine
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Adjective, Name, Verb
domestics
x/x
Noun
effect
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Noun, Verb
entangle
x/x
Verb
fake
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
font
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Noun, Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
hamper
/x
Verb, Noun
herd
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Noun, Verb
infringe
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Verb
insert
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Verb, Noun
interlace
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Noun, Verb
interrupt
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Verb, Noun
intertwine
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Verb
interweave
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Verb
jaundice
/x
Noun, Verb
kink
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Noun, Verb
laborers
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Noun
lace
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Noun, Verb
maim
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Verb, Noun
manifests
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Verb, Noun
mankind
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Noun
mat
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
morph
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Noun, Verb
murder
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Noun, Verb
mutilate
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Verb, Adjective
overseers
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Noun
overturn
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Verb, Noun
privatize
/xx
Verb
rotate
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Verb, Adjective
sharpen
/x
Verb
slant
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
snarl
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Noun, Verb
spin
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Noun, Verb
sprain
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Noun, Verb
squirm
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Verb, Noun
surmise
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Verb, Noun
tamper
/x
Verb, Noun
tangle
/x
Noun, Verb
tarnish
/x
Verb, Noun
tasting
/x
Noun
thereof
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Adverb
thought
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Noun
twine
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Noun, Verb
underline
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
unravel
x/x
Verb
upset
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
violate
/xx
Verb
weave
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Verb, Noun
workman
/x
Noun
writhe
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Verb, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
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Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
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Verb, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
backwater
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective