distort vs misrepresent

distort and misrepresent both are verbs.

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

As verbs, misrepresent is a hypernym of distort; that is, misrepresent is a word with a broader meaning than distort:

Other hypernyms of distort include belie.

distort (verb)	misrepresent (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress	represent falsely
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	tamper, with the purpose of deception
affect as in thought or feeling
twist and press out of shape
form into a spiral shape