ETYM Latin contortio: cf. French contorsion. Related to Contort, Torsion.
The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., oneself); SYN. deformation.

ETYM Latin distortio: cf. French distortion.
1. A change for the worse; SYN. deformation.
2. The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean; SYN. overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting.
3. The mistake of misrepresenting the facts.

ETYM AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting, throwing, Swed. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline, Old High Germ. warf warp, German werft. Related to Warp.
In weaving, lengthwise threads in loom.1. A moral or mental distortion; SYN. warping.
2. A shape distorted by twisting or folding; SYN. buckle.
3. Threads arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof. + prikaži više