distortion (n)
overrefinement (n)
straining (n)
torture#1 (n)
twisting (n)

n00751529

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Outgoing links
Hypernym falsification, misrepresentation
Derivationally related form twisting → twist
Derivationally related form overrefinement → overrefine
Derivationally related form distortion → distort
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Hyponym falsification, misrepresentation
Derivationally related form overrefine → overrefinement
Derivationally related form distort → distortion
Derivationally related form twist → twisting

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