Distort vs Deformed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between distort and deformed

is that distort is to bring something out of shape while deformed is (deform).

is that distort is (obsolete) distorted; misshapen while deformed is unusual of shape; misshapen.

(en verb)

To bring something out of shape.

(ergative) To become misshapen.

To give a false or misleading account of

In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

* distorter

(en adjective)

(obsolete) distorted; misshapen

* Spenser

Her face was ugly and her mouth distort .

(en adjective)

Unusual of shape; misshapen.

(head)

(deform)