List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 126

SYNONYMS: distort, twist, deform, contort, warp.
These verbs mean to change and spoil the form or character of something.

To distort is to alter in shape, as by torsion or wrenching; the term also applies to verbal or pictorial misrepresentation and to alteration or perversion of the meaning of something: He distorted my meaning.
Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: a mouth twisted with pain. He accused me of twisting his words.
Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Great erosion deformed the landscape. Her face was deformed by the fire.
Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: a face contorted with rage; a contorted line of reasoning.
Warp can refer to a turning or twisting from a flat or straight form (floorboards that had warped over the years). It also can imply the bending or turning of something from a true course or direction: Prejudice warps the judgment.