verzerren — meaning in English

English meaning

• contort verb To twist in a violent manner.
• 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 in a violent manner.
2. verb To twist into or as if into a 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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