Past tense of distort
regular verb
The past tense of distort is distorted. The past participle is also distorted.
Forms of distort
| Base form (V1) | distort /dɪsˈtɔːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | distorted /dɪsˈtɔɹtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | distorted /dɪsˈtɔɹtɪd/ |
| Present participle | distorting |
| Third person singular | distorts |
Distorted in a sentence
- Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that Bigfoot exists.From the entry concrete
- He saw distorted, dancing shapes in a nightmarish swevening.From the entry swevening
- The mirror gave a distorted reflection.From the entry distorted
- His views were distorted by prejudice.From the entry distorted
- There's nothing wrong with the audio volumewise — I can hear it loud and clear. But the tone color is weirdly distorted.From the entry volumewise
Meaning of distort
- verb To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- verb To become misshapen.
- verb To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
Questions about the past tense of distort
- What is the past tense of distort?
- The past tense of distort is distorted.
- What is the past participle of distort?
- The past participle of distort is distorted.
- Is distort a regular or irregular verb?
- Distort is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: distort (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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