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distort, misinterpret, misstate, misunderstand
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twist the meaning of — index camouflage, misread, misrepresent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
distort the meaning — I verb belie, bias, contort, deform, distort, falsify, garble, interpret incorrectly, manipulate, misapply, misapprehend, miscolor, misconceive, misconstrue, misdirect, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misrender, misreport, misstate, mistranslate … Law dictionary
twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… … English World dictionary
twist — ► VERB 1) form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape. 2) force out of the natural position by a twisting action: he twisted his ankle. 3) turn or bend round or into a different direction. 4) take or have a winding course. 5) distort or… … English terms dictionary
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Twist ending — A twist ending or surprise ending is an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction, and which often contains irony or causes the audience to reevaluate the narrative or characters. A twist ending is the conclusive form of plot twists.… … Wikipedia
twist — {{11}}twist (n.) mid 14c., flat part of a hinge, probably from O.E. twist (in mæsttwist mast rope, stay; candeltwist wick ), from P.Gmc. *TWIS (Cf. twis ), from root of TWO (Cf. two). Original senses suggest dividing in two (Cf. cognate O.N.… … Etymology dictionary
twist — twist1 [ twıst ] verb ** ▸ 1 bend/turn out of shape ▸ 2 turn part of body ▸ 3 turn something in circle ▸ 4 wind something around something ▸ 5 have many bends ▸ 6 injure part of body ▸ 7 change meaning ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to force… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twist — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend and turn something several times, especially in order to make something or to tie it to something: twist sth into/around etc: She twisted the wire into the shape of a star. 2 MOVE (I) to turn a part of your body around… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
