distortv.

/dɪˈstɔːt/

Etymology: < Latin distort- participial stem of distorquēre to twist different ways, distort, < dis- prefix 1a + torquēre to twist: compare extort v.

†1. transitive. To twist, wrench, or turn to one side, or out of the straight position. Obsolete.

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a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 181 What distorted thee, And interrupted evenness with fits.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xx. 156 If you dip a pen in Aqua fortis..and present it towards these points, they will..decline the acrimony thereof, retyring or distorting them to avoid it.

c1720 J. Gay Birth of Squire 72 Headlong he falls, and on the rugged stone Distorts his neck.

a. To put out of shape or position by twisting or drawing awry; to change to an unnatural shape; to render crooked, unshapely, or deformed.

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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > put out of shape [verb (transitive)] > distort

wresta1000

writheOE

miswrencha1393

wrya1586

divert1609

crumple1615

rumple1636

contort1705

screwa1711

distort1751

twist1769

shevel1777

gnarl1814

1635 [implied in: W. Habington Castara (ed. 2) iii. 204 He who's lifted up by vice Hath a neighb'ring precipice Dazeling his distorted eye. (at distorted adj. 1)].

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 173. ⁋1 Any action or posture, long continued, will distort..the limbs.

1836 F. Marryat Japhet III. xx. 242 His features were distorted with extreme pain.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 5 The fossils contained in slate-rocks are distorted in shape.

b. To alter the shape of any figure without destroying continuity, as by altering its angles; to represent by an image in which the angles or proportions of parts are altered, as by a convex mirror.

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1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 429 A large object, seen through a lens which is very convex, appears more or less distorted.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iv. i. 142 A many sided mirror, Which could distort to many a shape of error.

1896 N.E.D. at Distort Mod. A mirror which distorts the features.

3. figurative. To give a twist or erroneous turn to (the mind, thoughts, views); to pervert or misrepresent (statements, facts).

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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)]

crooka1340

deprave1382

pervertc1390

strainc1449

drawc1450

miswrest?a1475

bewrya1522

wry?1521

to make a Welshman's hose ofa1529

writhea1533

wrest1533

invert1534

wring?1541

depravate1548

rack1548

violent1549

wrench1549

train1551

wreathe1556

throw1558

detorta1575

shuffle1589

wriggle1593

distortc1595

to put, set, place, etc. on the rack1599

twine1600

wire-draw1610

monstrify1617

screw1628

corrupt1630

gloss1638

torture1648

force1662

vex1678

refract1700

warp1717

to put a force upon1729

twist1821

ply1988

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cvii. 115 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 174 You whose conceites distorted be, Stand mute amazed at the sight.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xvii. 160 Words..distorted from their common use, and known significations.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 101 Both Self-love and particular Affections..distort and rend the Mind.

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. Pref. 5 To establish a pre-conceived theory..the historian sometimes distorted facts.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 58 The caprices of imagination distort our impressions.

4. intransitive (for reflexive). To become twisted or out of shape.

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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > lose shape or become misshapen [verb (intransitive)] > become distorted

cast1545

distort1680

shevel1808

1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius v. 58 Old Ancharius..was so violent..That his Beard brussled as his Face distorted.

1959 New Scientist 12 Nov. 942/3 The way in which the teeth distort is shown in Figure 3.

1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 135/2 On the hill, the jack mounting points distorted slightly.

Derivatives

diˈstorting n. and adj.

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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [noun]

wrestingc1444

pervertinga1450

corruptiona1513

straining1528

writhing?1532

hacking1539

violence1546

racking1556

wrying1562

wringing1565

detorting1579

wrest1581

detortion1598

wrench1603

torture1605

distorting1610

violencing1612

refraction1614

misacception1629

distortion1650

distorture1709

misacceptation1721

torturing1753

verbicide1826

stretch1849

twisting1890

queeringness1955

1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 302 Which distorting of Scriptures is expresly censured by the said learned men.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 63 As From a distorting mirror.

1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. v. 203 Imperfect images refracted through..distorting media.

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c. To change the form of (a waveform or electrical signal) during transmission, amplification, or the like in such a way as to misrepresent it.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > signal > [verb (transitive)] > distort

distort1887

1887 Electrician 3 June 81/1 It is the mixing up of these tails that causes arbitrary waves to be distorted as they travel from beginning to end of the line.

1921 Wireless Age June 16/1 Side band frequencies which differ most from the frequency to which the antenna is tuned are noticeably suppressed, thereby distorting the modulated wave and impairing the reproduction at the receiving station.

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xi. 195 One of the simplest methods of distorting sound is restriction of the frequency range by means of filters.

1983 B. P. Lathi Mod. Digital & Analog Communication Syst. i. 4 The waveform is distorted because of different amounts of attenuation and phase shift suffered by different frequency components of the signal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	distort
释义	† distortadj. Etymology: < Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre : see distort v. Obsolete. Distorted (of which it may have been viewed as a shortened form); wry, awry. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > of or relating to distortion > distorted wrongwende?c1225 writhenc1475 thrawnc1494 tort1513 encrampised1523 wry1552 thraw?1553 contort1570 wried1576 writhed1578 turned1585 distort1588 tortured1603 wrested1609 contorted1622 distorted1635 twisted1830 wreathed1844 gnarled1851 squinched1899 contortioned1922 pretzelled1938 1588 J. Read tr. F. Arcaeus Compend. Method f. 66 Of the curing of a distort foote of a childe. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xii. sig. Y8 Her face was vgly, and her mouth distort . View more context for this quotation 1605 A. Warren Selfishness World in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 82 Thus I..Homeward convert a distort countenance. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E^v With monki's mouth distort. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). distortv. /dɪˈstɔːt/ Etymology: < Latin distort- participial stem of distorquēre to twist different ways, distort, < dis- prefix 1a + torquēre to twist: compare extort v. †1. transitive. To twist, wrench, or turn to one side, or out of the straight position. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 181 What distorted thee, And interrupted evenness with fits. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xx. 156 If you dip a pen in Aqua fortis..and present it towards these points, they will..decline the acrimony thereof, retyring or distorting them to avoid it. c1720 J. Gay Birth of Squire 72 Headlong he falls, and on the rugged stone Distorts his neck. 2. a. To put out of shape or position by twisting or drawing awry; to change to an unnatural shape; to render crooked, unshapely, or deformed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > put out of shape [verb (transitive)] > distort wresta1000 writheOE miswrencha1393 wrya1586 divert1609 crumple1615 rumple1636 contort1705 screwa1711 distort1751 twist1769 shevel1777 gnarl1814 1635 [implied in: W. Habington Castara (ed. 2) iii. 204 He who's lifted up by vice Hath a neighb'ring precipice Dazeling his distorted eye. (at distorted adj. 1)]. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 173. ⁋1 Any action or posture, long continued, will distort..the limbs. 1836 F. Marryat Japhet III. xx. 242 His features were distorted with extreme pain. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 5 The fossils contained in slate-rocks are distorted in shape. b. To alter the shape of any figure without destroying continuity, as by altering its angles; to represent by an image in which the angles or proportions of parts are altered, as by a convex mirror. ΚΠ 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 429 A large object, seen through a lens which is very convex, appears more or less distorted. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iv. i. 142 A many sided mirror, Which could distort to many a shape of error. 1896 N.E.D. at Distort Mod. A mirror which distorts the features. 3. figurative. To give a twist or erroneous turn to (the mind, thoughts, views); to pervert or misrepresent (statements, facts). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)] crooka1340 deprave1382 pervertc1390 strainc1449 drawc1450 miswrest?a1475 bewrya1522 wry?1521 to make a Welshman's hose ofa1529 writhea1533 wrest1533 invert1534 wring?1541 depravate1548 rack1548 violent1549 wrench1549 train1551 wreathe1556 throw1558 detorta1575 shuffle1589 wriggle1593 distortc1595 to put, set, place, etc. on the rack1599 twine1600 wire-draw1610 monstrify1617 screw1628 corrupt1630 gloss1638 torture1648 force1662 vex1678 refract1700 warp1717 to put a force upon1729 twist1821 ply1988 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cvii. 115 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 174 You whose conceites distorted be, Stand mute amazed at the sight. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xvii. 160 Words..distorted from their common use, and known significations. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 101 Both Self-love and particular Affections..distort and rend the Mind. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. Pref. 5 To establish a pre-conceived theory..the historian sometimes distorted facts. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 58 The caprices of imagination distort our impressions. 4. intransitive (for reflexive). To become twisted or out of shape. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > lose shape or become misshapen [verb (intransitive)] > become distorted cast1545 distort1680 shevel1808 1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius v. 58 Old Ancharius..was so violent..That his Beard brussled as his Face distorted. 1959 New Scientist 12 Nov. 942/3 The way in which the teeth distort is shown in Figure 3. 1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 135/2 On the hill, the jack mounting points distorted slightly. Derivatives diˈstorting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [noun] wrestingc1444 pervertinga1450 corruptiona1513 straining1528 writhing?1532 hacking1539 violence1546 racking1556 wrying1562 wringing1565 detorting1579 wrest1581 detortion1598 wrench1603 torture1605 distorting1610 violencing1612 refraction1614 misacception1629 distortion1650 distorture1709 misacceptation1721 torturing1753 verbicide1826 stretch1849 twisting1890 queeringness1955 1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 302 Which distorting of Scriptures is expresly censured by the said learned men. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 63 As From a distorting mirror. 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. v. 203 Imperfect images refracted through..distorting media. Draft additions 1993 c. To change the form of (a waveform or electrical signal) during transmission, amplification, or the like in such a way as to misrepresent it. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > signal > [verb (transitive)] > distort distort1887 1887 Electrician 3 June 81/1 It is the mixing up of these tails that causes arbitrary waves to be distorted as they travel from beginning to end of the line. 1921 Wireless Age June 16/1 Side band frequencies which differ most from the frequency to which the antenna is tuned are noticeably suppressed, thereby distorting the modulated wave and impairing the reproduction at the receiving station. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xi. 195 One of the simplest methods of distorting sound is restriction of the frequency range by means of filters. 1983 B. P. Lathi Mod. Digital & Analog Communication Syst. i. 4 The waveform is distorted because of different amounts of attenuation and phase shift suffered by different frequency components of the signal. 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† distortadj.

distortv.

Derivatives

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