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verzerren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contort verb To twist something forcefully out of its normal shape.
  • distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.

Senses

verzerren is used for these senses in English:

  • contort (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
  • distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
  • distort (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.

contort — full definition

  1. verb To twist something forcefully out of its normal shape.
  2. verb To twist something into an unnatural or strained shape or expression.

distort — full definition

  1. verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
  2. verb To give a false or misleading version of the truth.
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