distorta.[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.()()