distorcere

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distorcere

  • /diˈstɔrt͡ʃere/

Where it comes from

deriva dal latino distorquēre, formato da dis- e torquēre cioè "torcere"

verb avere · distorcendo · distorcente · distorto · distorco · distorci

  1. avvolgere, piegare, storcere con violenza
  2. figuratively volutamente o meno, indica una cattiva o errata interpretazione
  3. broadly far apparire qualcuno o qualcosa diversamente da come sono veramente

Similar: lussare, slogare, storcere, torcere, alterare, contraffare, deformare, falsare, fraintendere, snaturare, stravolgere, travisare, contorcere, modificare, svisare · Opposite: raddrizzare, ricomporre, riportare, rispettare, interpretare correttamente

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In English

  • skew to bias or distort in a particular direction
  • bias to place bias upon
  • strain to stretch too far
  • distort to give false account of
  • warp to twist or turn something out of shape

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MLA

"distorcere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/distorcere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

distorcere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/distorcere

Chicago

"distorcere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/distorcere.

BibTeX
@misc{distorcere_2026,
  title = {distorcere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/distorcere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}