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distort
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Washington Black
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- I drew plate-glass walls of several dimensions, with parallel sides to prevent distortion.†
p. 260.7
- "Don't cry, Tanna," I said softly, but the words were slurred, distorted with blood.†
p. 276.2distorted = altered in an unnatural or untrue way
- I squatted down, studying the softly boiling form behind the distorted glass.†
p. 311.4
- It was a portrait of the boy, his eyes clear and dark-lashed, his right cheek distorted by poor fixatives.†
p. 369.8 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(distort) to alter something in an unnatural or untrue way
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)