adjective
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
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- deformed thalidomide babies
- his poor distorted limbs
- an ill-shapen vase
- a limp caused by a malformed foot
- misshapen old fingers
adjective
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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- many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
- a perverted translation of the poem
verb
make false by mutilation or addition
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- as of a message or story
verb
form into a spiral shape
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- The cord is all twisted
verb
twist and press out of shape
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verb
affect as in thought or feeling
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- My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
- The sadness tinged his life
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
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- His body was deformed by leprosy