DISTORTING Synonyms

• the sterilization of an animal

• the act of determining that something is false

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the act of rotating rapidly

• marked by repeated turns and bends

• a moral or mental distortion

• twist and press out of shape

• make formless

• twist and press out of shape

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• become misshapen

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

• assume a different shape or form

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously

• hold something in one's hands and move it

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• manipulate in a fraudulent manner

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

• represent falsely

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• having an oblique or slanting direction or position

• turn or place at an angle

• make formless

• twist and press out of shape

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• become misshapen

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

• assume a different shape or form

• having or capable of producing colors

• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

• interest and variety and intensity

• the timbre of a musical sound

• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

• any material used for its color

• (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

• the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

• add color to

• affect as in thought or feeling

• modify or bias

• decorate with colors

• give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

• change color, often in an undesired manner

• having or capable of producing colors

• any material used for its color

• (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

• interest and variety and intensity

• the timbre of a musical sound

• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

• the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

• modify or bias

• decorate with colors

• give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

• affect as in thought or feeling

• add color to

• change color, often in an undesired manner

• twist and press out of shape

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• prove false

• falsify knowingly

• insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly

• a lightweight cord

• spin, wind, or twist together

• arrange or coil around

• make by twisting together or intertwining

• form into a spiral shape

• an unforeseen development

• an interpretation of a text or action

• any clever maneuver

• the act of rotating rapidly

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• a circular segment of a curve

• a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

• a jerky pulling movement

• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

• social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s

• the act of winding or twisting

• turning or twisting around (in place)

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

• cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• turn in the opposite direction

• form into a spiral shape

• form into twists

• extend in curves and turns

• do the twist

• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

• a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

• a shape distorted by twisting or folding

• a moral or mental distortion

• yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

• bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat