All 4 Uses of
distort
in
Frankenstein
- She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down and her pale and distorted features half covered by her hair.†
Chpt 23 *
- Suddenly the broad disk of the moon arose and shone full upon his ghastly and distorted shape as he fled with more than mortal speed.†
Chpt 24
- I strained my sight to discover what it could be and uttered a wild cry of ecstasy when I distinguished a sledge and the distorted proportions of a well-known form within.†
Chpt 24
- Over him hung a form which I cannot find words to describe—gigantic in stature, yet uncouth and distorted in its proportions.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(distort) to alter something in an unnatural or untrue way