All 3 Uses of
distort
in
Jane Eyre
- I saw Mr. Rochester shudder: a singularly marked expression of disgust, horror, hatred, warped his countenance almost to distortion; but he only said — "Come, be silent, Richard, and never mind her gibberish: don't repeat it."†
Chpt 20
- "In course!" he exclaimed, with a twang of voice and a distortion of features equally fantastic and ludicrous.†
Chpt 21 *
- And what a distortion in your judgment, what a perversity in your ideas, is proved by your conduct!†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(distort) to alter something in an unnatural or untrue way