distort vs mangle

distort is not a noun while mangle is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distort	No	No	Yes	No
mangle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mangle is a hyponym of distort; that is, mangle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distort:

Other hyponyms of distort include murder, mutilate.

distort (noun)	mangle (noun)
	clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers

distort (verb)	mangle (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress	damage or injure severely
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	alter so as to make unrecognizable
affect as in thought or feeling	press with a mangle
twist and press out of shape	injure badly by beating
form into a spiral shape