AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

distort

/dɪˈstɔːrt/ Syllables: dis·tort

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

To twist out of true shape; to misrepresent facts so meaning becomes misleading.

Synonyms

twist misrepresent skew

Antonyms

clarify represent

Translations

distort in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

يشوه، يحرف

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

أن تغير شكل شيء ما ليصبح غير صحيح، أو أن تغير الحقائق لتبدو مختلفة عن الحقيقة.

Easy Explanation

To distort means to change something so it misrepresents truth. Selective charts can distort trends if axes are scaled improperly.

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Memory TipDis- plus tort — twisted away from the straight truth.

Contextual Examples

Leading questions can distort interview responses and weaken qualitative validity claims.

Compression artifacts may distort images used as evidence in the forensic analysis report.

Politicians sometimes distort statistics cited from academic studies during televised debates.

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