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Distorted vs Degraded - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between distorted and degraded

is that distorted is past tense of distort while degraded is past tense of degrade.

As an adjective degraded is

feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

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.

    Derived terms

    * distorter

    Adjective

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

    degraded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
  • The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. — Motley.
  • (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
  • Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. — Dana.
  • (heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
  • Synonyms

    * humiliated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (degrade)