"distort sth" in German to distort sth. etw. verballhornen etw. verdrehen verzerren verfälschen verfremden Detailed translations for "distort sth" to distort sth. 1. linguistics to distort sth.(also: to corrupt sth.) etw. verballhornen{transitive verb} 2. art to distort sth.(also: to skew sth., to warp sth.) etw. verdrehen to distort sth.(also: to skew sth., to warp sth.) verzerren to distort sth.(also: to skew sth., to warp sth.) verfälschen to distort sth.(also: to skew sth., to warp sth.) verfremden{transitive verb}