distorted

1. 1.

   so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

   “deformed thalidomide babies”

   “his poor distorted limbs”

   “an ill-shapen vase”

   “a limp caused by a malformed foot”

   “misshapen old fingers”

   Synonymsdeformedill-shapenmalformedmisshapen

   Similarunshapely
2. 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”

   Synonymsmisrepresentedpervertedtwisted

   Similardisingenuous

Questions about distorted

What does distorted mean?

distorted means "so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distorted?

distorted has 3 syllables: di-stor-ted. The stress falls on "stor". In IPA it is /dɪˈstɔɹtəd/.

What is another word for distorted?

Close synonyms include deformed, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, misrepresented. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is distorted a common word?

distorted is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.