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Distort vs Fudge - What's the difference?

distort | fudge |

In lang=en terms the difference between distort and fudge

is that distort is to give a false or misleading account of while fudge is to try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.

As verbs the difference between distort and fudge

is that distort is to bring something out of shape while fudge is to try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.

As an adjective distort

is (obsolete) distorted; misshapen.

As a noun fudge is

light or frothy nonsense.

As an interjection fudge is

(euphemistic) colloquially, used in place of fuck.

distort

English

Verb

(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.

    Derived terms

    * distorter

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) distorted; misshapen
  • * Spenser
  • Her face was ugly and her mouth distort .

    fudge

    English

    (wikipedia fudge)

    Noun

  • Light or frothy nonsense.
  • A type of very sweet candy or confection. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
  • Have you tried the vanilla fudge ? It's delicious!
  • (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
  • (uncountable, dated) A made-up story; nonsense; humbug.
  • (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
  • Verb

    (fudg)
  • To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.
  • When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged .
  • To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
  • The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged .
    I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.

    Derived terms

    * fudger

    Interjection

    (head)
  • (euphemistic) Colloquially, used in place of fuck.
  • Oh, fudge !

    Derived terms

    * fudge factor * fudge packer