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distorted

3 syllables
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, distorted means so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly.

Meanings of distorted

2 meanings

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of distort

adjective

  1. So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

    “deformed thalidomide babies”

    “his poor distorted limbs”

    “an ill-shapen vase”

    Similar: deformed, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen

  2. Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

    “many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality”

    “a perverted translation of the poem”

    Similar: misrepresented, perverted, twisted

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for distorted →
adjective: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
deformedill-shapenmalformedmisshapen
adjective: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
misrepresentedpervertedtwisted

Words that rhyme with distorted

deportedexportedcomportedcontorted

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