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distort
a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist, distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.] Distorted; misshapen. ()
Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. (Spenser.)
v. t. 1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. ()
Whose face was distorted with pain. (Thackeray.)
2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally. ()
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men. (Tillotson.)
3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning. ()
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