- twist, misstate, distort
- صَحَّفَ (حرَّف الكلامَ عن أصْلِهِ أو مَعناه) \ twist, misstate, distort.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
twist, misstate, distort
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distort — I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a… … Law dictionary
distort — [di stôrt′] vt. [< L distortus, pp. of distorquere, distort < dis , intens. + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of 2. to misrepresent; misstate; pervert [to distort … English World dictionary
distort the meaning — I verb belie, bias, contort, deform, distort, falsify, garble, interpret incorrectly, manipulate, misapply, misapprehend, miscolor, misconceive, misconstrue, misdirect, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misrender, misreport, misstate, mistranslate … Law dictionary
twist — [n1] curl, spin arc, bend, braid, coil, convolution, curlicue, curve, flourish, hank, helix, jerk, meander, plug, ply, pull, roll, spiral, swivel, torsion, turn, twine, undulation, warp, wind, wrench, yank, zigzag; concepts 738,754 twist [n2]… … New thesaurus
misstate — I verb be deceptive, be erroneous, deceive, delude, dissemble, distort, falsify, give a false impression, give a wrong idea, lead astray, lead into error, lie, misguide, misinform, mislead, misreport, misrepresent, pervert, prevaricate, state… … Law dictionary
twist the meaning — index distort, misinterpret, misstate, misunderstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
twist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wind, wreathe, twine, interlace; coil; wrench, contort; wring, screw; pervert; misinterpret, misapply; distort, warp. See convolution, deviation, distortion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wring, wrap, twine … English dictionary for students
distort — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To change by pressure] Syn. warp, crush, twist; see bend 1 . 2. [To alter the meaning] Syn. pervert, misrepresent, misconstrue, twist; see deceive , lie 1 . 3. [To change shape] Syn. contort, sag, twist, slump, knot, get out … English dictionary for students
distort — distorter, n. distortive, adj. /di stawrt /, v.t. 1. to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers. 2. to give a false, perverted, or disproportionate meaning to; misrepresent: to distort the facts.… … Universalium
twist — 1. verb 1) the impact twisted the chassis Syn: crumple, crush, buckle, mangle, warp, deform, distort 2) her face twisted with rage Syn: contort, screw up 3) Ma anxiously twisted a hand … Thesaurus of popular words
distort — Synonyms and related words: adulterate, alloy, alter, argue insincerely, belie, bend, bias, blemish, blur, buckle, burlesque, camouflage, canker, caricature, change, cheapen, check, cicatrize, coarsen, color, confound, confuse, contaminate,… … Moby Thesaurus
