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
Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
This distorted, ultra-abrasive strain of plugg isn’t the first underground rap subgenre to be taken over by cornballs with little interest in the actual scene.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The top 12 trends of the fall 2025 season—which range from cozy to cubist and are designed for work and play—somehow manage to navigate smoothly through a time as distorted as a reflection in a funhouse mirror.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The software error could cause the review camera image to become distorted when the car is in reverse, the NHTSA says.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
This distorted, ultra-abrasive strain of plugg isn’t the first underground rap subgenre to be taken over by cornballs with little interest in the actual scene.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
Verb
In two cases, failure of the vehicles' rearview cameras may cause blank or distorted images to appear, limiting the ability of drivers to utilize the backup feature and increasing crash risk.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The top 12 trends of the fall 2025 season—which range from cozy to cubist and are designed for work and play—somehow manage to navigate smoothly through a time as distorted as a reflection in a funhouse mirror.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
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As a whole, the league puts up monstrous numbers on first-pitch swings, and even the Royals have had success with them.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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And creator Sarah Williams does a remarkable job transitioning from early storylines about a big, warm, eccentric family to later episodes that weigh Diana and Unity’s monstrous choices without succumbing to doom and gloom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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From New York to Miami, the vacation rental market has long been under attack — often misrepresented by powerful hotel lobbies and blamed for housing challenges by policymakers and local residents.—
Shaun McCorry,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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The agency has consistently concealed Hamas’s abuses and misrepresented Israel’s counterterrorism efforts.—
Avraham Russell Shalev,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those outside the Lloyd Kaufman fan club may still be curious to see Peter Dinklage in the title role of a meek slob janitor who starts really cleaning up the city after an accident with radioactive waste transforms him into a deformed vigilante.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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The show, based on the video game franchise of the same name, is nearing the end of its second season, which takes place five years after the events of its first, decades after a viral fungus turned much of humanity into deformed, zombie-like creatures.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
11 May 2025
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What Are the Symptoms of Bird Flu? In birds, symptoms of the infection include low energy and appetite, purple discoloration or swelling of body parts, fewer or misshapen eggs, a lack of coordination, and nasal discharge, coughing or sneezing.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Washing bras too often can affect the elastic and wires, leading to a misshapen bra.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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The staffer adds in the video that only one of the snake's heads has eaten so far, and the East Bay Vivarium believes the non-eating head has a malformed esophagus.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Seven goats became pregnant; six had miscarriages, but one kid was born—with a malformed lung.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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They are set upon by one of Eudoxia’s five sons and his warband of mutant creatures – half-man, half-animal abominations created by the former Empress as part of her many diabolical experiments.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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From Okja's hybrid super pig to The Host's mutant squid, filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is no stranger to a good cinematic creature.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Distorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorted. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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