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distort vs belie

belie vs distort

distort and belie both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
distort No No Yes No
belie No No Yes No
As verbs, belie is a hypernym of distort; that is, belie is a word with a broader meaning than distort:
  • distort: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
  • belie: represent falsely
Other hypernyms of distort include misrepresent.
distort (verb) belie (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress represent falsely
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story be in contradiction with
affect as in thought or feeling
twist and press out of shape
form into a spiral shape
Difference between distort and belie

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