distort - Dictionary definition and meaning for word distort
the root word here is tort( turn..), hence we can derive words like: dis + tort- disfigure, Con + tort - twist one's face...
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dis + tort. 'tort' is from 'torque' which means 'twist'. So twisting changes the shape.
ifu can remember the word distortion, that brings to the meaning twist..