distorted
adjective
dis·tort·ed
di-ˈstȯr-təd 
: altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition
a distorted image
a distorted view/understanding of the situation
a distorted account of what happened
The public is, I believe, dimly aware of this aspect of ethnography, perhaps in romantically distorted ways, but aware nonetheless.—
Roy A. Rappaport
Roy A. RappaportWhat happens is that you realize people in other countries tend to reach distorted conclusions about the U.S., and you feel obligated to provide what you believe is a full and balanced appraisal.—Norman Cousins
Norman CousinsExamples of distorted in a Sentence
surgery to correct a distorted foot
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
The software error could cause the review camera image to become distorted when the car is in reverse, the NHTSA says.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
This distorted, ultra-abrasive strain of plugg isn’t the first underground rap subgenre to be taken over by cornballs with little interest in the actual scene.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
Wiles and Taylor had essentially unlocked a portal between disparate mathematical realms, revealing that each looks like a distorted mirror image of the other.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for distorted
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“Distorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distorted. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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