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- pronunciation:
- dih
stort
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
distorts, distorting, distorted |
| definition 1: |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts.
The ripples in the pond distorted his reflection.
- synonyms:
- deform
- similar words:
- disfigure, twist, warp
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| definition 2: |
to make false or change the meaning of.
A good newspaper article does not distort the news.Exaggerating and lying are two ways of distorting the truth.- synonyms:
- twist, warp
- similar words:
- color, embroider, exaggerate, mangle, slant, varnish
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| related words: |
flaw, scramble |
| derivations: |
distortive (adj.), distorter (n.) |
The word distort
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
tort
Latin
root
that means twist
Example words:
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