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dis·tort·ed [dɪˈstɔ:tɪd, Am -ɔ:rt̬-] ADJ

1. distorted (twisted):

distorted face
entstellt
distorted parts of the body
verformt
distorted in agony
schmerzverzerrt

2. distorted fig:

distorted
verfälscht
distorted
verzerrt <-er, -este>
to have a distorted idea/image of sth
eine völlig verzerrte Vorstellung/ein völlig verzerrtes Bild von etw dat haben
to give a distorted impression
einen falschen Eindruck vermitteln

dis·tort [dɪˈstɔ:t, Am -ɔ:rt] VB trans usu passive

1. distort (out of shape):

to distort sth
etw verzerren
to be distorted face
entstellt sein
to distort sound
den Ton verzerren

2. distort fig:

to distort the facts/a statement/the truth
die Tatsachen/eine Aussage/die Wahrheit verdrehen
to distort history/a result
die Geschichte/ein Ergebnis verfälschen
Present
Idistort
youdistort
he/she/itdistorts
wedistort
youdistort
theydistort
Past
Idistorted
youdistorted
he/she/itdistorted
wedistorted
youdistorted
theydistorted
Present Perfect
Ihavedistorted
youhavedistorted
he/she/ithasdistorted
wehavedistorted
youhavedistorted
theyhavedistorted
Past Perfect
Ihaddistorted
youhaddistorted
he/she/ithaddistorted
wehaddistorted
youhaddistorted
theyhaddistorted
See further verb tables