distorting

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present participle of

to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural:

The map distorted Greenland to appear four times its actual size.

a distorting mirror

to change something so that it is false or wrong, or no longer means what it was intended to mean:

She accused her opponent of distorting the truth.

The survey methods can distort reality.

to change or affect something, especially in a way that makes it worse:

The government is actually distorting markets and undermining competition.

There's a danger this could distort his judgment.

to make sound produced on electrical equipment sound strange and unpleasant because of changes in the shape of the sound wave:

a powerful amplifier capable of producing sound at high volume without distorting it

The sound system distorted the vocals.