distort
verb/dɪˈstɔrt/
Frequency rank: #11,990 most common English word
Meaning
to twist or change something so that it is no longer accurate or true
Example sentence
The politician accused the newspaper of trying to distort the facts of the story.
Synonyms & related words
- twist
- misrepresent
- falsify
- warp
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