Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with distort in American Collocation
distort
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈstɔrt/
to a great extent
grossly
seriously
severely
significantly
An error in punctuation can significantly distort the meaning of a sentence.
completely
completely
totally
Their remarks appeared in the newspapers in a totally distorted form.
intentionally
deliberately
systematically
wilfully
The term ‘bias’ refers to anything that systematically distorts the results of a research study.
not very much
slightly
The programme slightly distorted the evidence in the interests of entertainment.
truth or facts
evidence
facts
findings
reality
results
truth
They have a reputation for lying and distorting the facts.
how people understand something
meaning
perception
understanding
view
Translation involves transferring a message into another without distorting the meaning.