Distorted vs Contorted - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between distorted and contorted

is that distorted is past tense of distort while contorted is past tense of contort.

(head)

(distort)

(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 .

(head)

(contort)

(en verb)

To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.

To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

* deform * detort * twist

* contortion * contortive English ergative verbs