DISTORT

(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress
"His body was deformed by leprosy"
synonyms : deform , strain
(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
synonyms : falsify , garble , warp
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case", "The sadness tinged his life"
synonyms : color , colour , tinge
(verb) form into a spiral shape
"The cord is all twisted"
synonyms : twine , twist
(verb) twist and press out of shape
synonyms : contort , deform , wring

Mnemonics for distort

(Tag: ) the root word here is tort( turn..), hence we can derive words like: dis + tort- disfigure, Con + tort - twist one's face...
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(Tag: eng) dis + tort. 'tort' is from 'torque' which means 'twist'. So twisting changes the shape.
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(Tag: ) ifu can remember the word distortion, that brings to the meaning twist..
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