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
David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
In his video, Oz made at least two other claims about New York that Medicaid advocates and beneficiaries say distorted the facts.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.
—Jake McGowan, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
In his video, Oz made at least two other claims about New York that Medicaid advocates and beneficiaries say distorted the facts.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
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And the people who are invested in Jackson’s legacy are going to make a lotta money off its version of Michael as a victim of horrific abuse and emotional blackmail by his monstrous pops, who, despite it all managed to become a beloved global superstar.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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Director and voice star Pierre Coffin returns to Illumination’s hit Despicable Me franchise in a monstrous expansion of its colorful, comedic universe.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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But as Wired revealed on Wednesday, the company also misrepresented one of its deals.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Season one explores Luisa’s personal love letter to grief, the nuanced Asian American experience, and the often misrepresented people of Los Angeles.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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The mountains themselves are too deformed to hold hydrocarbons.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hadi tells an engaging story, brings complex and surprising characters to life, lends a locale an aesthetic iconography, and renders personal identity inextricable from the forces of history that shaped or deformed it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Give them rich soil, adding in compost for a nutrient boost, and deep, consistent watering to prevent bitter, misshapen fruit.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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But then the day before the NCAA 5,000 heats, Chapa twisted his ankle.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Egon Schiele’s show at the Neue Galerie suggests that the artist’s raw, contorted depictions of the body were influenced by a formative relationship with a doctor.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cross-country skiing is known for its attrition, an event that leaves its competitors foam-mouthed and slack-jawed; athletes of iron reduced to trembling and contorted shapes on the floor.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But in people with CF, that protein creates a malformed channel or, in some cases, doesn’t make one at all.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The disruption of this process as we age is thought to contribute to the build-up of malformed proteins and the development of neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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The kidnappers didn’t care and tortured the family with 2 notes knowing the FBI would not recommend paying a ransom without proof of life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Apr. 2026
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In July 2013, Anderson and Walker were found bound, gagged, tortured and shot to death in Anderson’s home, according to police.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Distorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorted. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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