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Definition
to alter something in an unnatural or untrue way
- The connective tissue under the skin had been destroyed by the virus, causing a subtle distortion of the face.p. 79.3
- As the bricks appear and move outward, they distort the cell, causing it to bulge and change shape, and finally the cell pops—it bursts and dies.p. 198.4
- Ripples in the faceplate of her head bubble distorted the view, as if she was in a house of mirrors.p. 323.6
There are no more uses of "distort" in The Hot Zone.
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