Synonyms: distorted, perverted, misrepresented, twisted
Definition: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
Usage: many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality; a perverted translation of the poem
Similar words: artful, disingenuous
Definition: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
Usage: an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time- David Cannadine; a disingenuous excuse
Synonyms: malformed, misshapen, distorted, deformed, ill-shapen
Definition: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
Usage: deformed thalidomide babies; his poor distorted limbs; an ill-shapen vase; a limp caused by a malformed foot; misshapen old fingers
Similar words: unshapely
Definition: not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape
Usage: a stout unshapely woman