1. changing the shape, appearance, or sound of something so that it is strange or unclear
Usage: present participle of distort
2. giving a false or misleading account or impression of something
Usage: present participle of distort

1. causing something to appear different from its true form or meaning

Examples

• The funhouse mirror was distorting her reflection.
• The loud music was distorting through the cheap speakers.
• The politician accused the media of distorting his words.
• Heat waves were distorting the view of the distant mountains.
• She felt the newspaper was distorting the facts about the incident.
• The distorting lens made everything look curved and strange.
• His anger was distorting his judgment of the situation.