1. to change the shape, appearance, or sound of something so that it is strange or unclear
2. to report or represent facts, ideas, or events in a way that is misleading or untrue

Examples

• The funhouse mirror distorted her reflection.
• The loud music distorted through the cheap speakers.
• Heat waves distorted the view of the distant mountains.
• The newspaper distorted the facts about the accident.
• Don’t distort what I said to make your point.
• The photograph was distorted by the wide-angle lens.
• His anger distorted his judgment.