[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:
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’