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Distortive vs Distorted - What's the difference?

distortive | distorted |

As an adjective distortive

is causing distortion.

As a verb distorted is

past tense of distort.

distortive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distortion.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 9, author=Danny Hakim, title=Rangel Tells State’s Delegation That Spitzer Is Too Combative, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=She added, “No amount of distortive rhetoric or advertising will cause the governor to back down from the core reforms and necessary reality check embodied in this budget.” }}

    Derived terms

    * distortively

    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 .