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say it: di-STAWR-tuhd
distorted is an adjective meaning "so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly". It is pronounced /dɪˈstɔɹtəd/ — di-STAWR-tuhd. It carries 2 recorded senses.
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”
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for distorted come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.