Difference between Distorted and Contorted

What is the difference between Distorted and Contorted?

Distorted as a verb is to bring something out of shape, to misshape. while Contorted as a verb is to twist in a violent manner.

Distorted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

Example sentence: A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?

Contorted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To twist in a violent manner.

We hope you now know whether to use Distorted or Contorted in your sentence.

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