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vääristely — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calumny noun A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
  • distortion noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
  • twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.

Senses

vääristely is used for these senses in English:

  • calumny (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
  • distortion An act of distorting.
  • distortion A misrepresentation of the truth.
  • twist A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.

calumny — full definition

  1. noun A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
  2. noun Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

distortion — full definition

  1. noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
  2. noun Unwanted noise or crackle added to sound, or a fuzzy effect used deliberately on electric guitars.

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