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Warped vs Distorted - What's the difference?

warped | distorted |

As verbs the difference between warped and distorted

is that warped is past tense of warp while distorted is past tense of distort.

As an adjective warped

is distorted by warping; twisted out of shape.

warped

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
  • (figuratively) Of a person's mind, attitude, humour etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.

    • Derived terms

    * warpedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (warp)

    • 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 .