1. to change the shape, appearance, or sound of something so that it is strange or unclear
2. to report or represent facts, ideas, or situations in a way that is misleading or untrue

Examples

• The funhouse mirror distorts your reflection.
• Static distorts the radio signal.
• The newspaper distorts the facts to support its agenda.
• Heat waves distort the view of distant objects.
• His anger distorts his judgment.
• The lens distorts the image at the edges.
• She distorts the truth to make herself look better.