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distorts
We have found lemma(root) word of distorts : distort.
Definitions
[dɪˈstɔːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- pull or twist out of shape
(e.g: a grimace distorted her mouth)
- give a misleading or false account or impression of
(e.g: many factors can distort the results)
- change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission, amplification, or other processing
(e.g: you're distorting the sound by overdriving the amp)
Phrases:
Origin
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late 15th century (in the sense ‘twist to one side’): from Latin distort- ‘twisted apart’, from the verb distorquere, from dis- ‘apart’ + torquere ‘to twist’
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