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Distorted vs Altered - What's the difference?

distorted | altered |

As verbs the difference between distorted and altered

is that distorted is (distort) while altered is (alter).

As a noun altered is

a kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

distorted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (distort)

    • 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.

    Related terms

    * distorted (pos a) * distortion

    Derived terms

    * distorter

    Adjective

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

    altered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (alter)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

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