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Twisted vs Distorted - What's the difference?

twisted | distorted |

As verbs the difference between twisted and distorted

is that twisted is past tense of twist while distorted is past tense of distort.

As an adjective twisted

is contorted.

twisted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (twist)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • contorted
  • wound spirally
  • Mentally disturbed or unsound.

    • 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 .