| distort | 1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. "Whose face was distorted with pain." (Thackeray) 2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally. "Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men." (Tillotson) 3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning. Synonym: To twist, wrest, deform, pervert. Origin: Distorted; Distorting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| distortion | The state of being twisted out of a natural or normal shape or position. Origin: L. Dis = apart, torsio = a twisting (18 Nov 1997) |
| distortion aberration | The faulty formation of an image arising because the magnification of the peripheral part of an object is different from that of the central part when viewed through a lens. (05 Mar 2000) |