distort vs tangle

distort is not a noun while tangle is a noun.

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

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

distort (noun)	tangle (noun)
	something jumbled or confused
	a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

distort (verb)	tangle (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress	twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	disarrange or rumple; dishevel
affect as in thought or feeling	tangle or complicate
twist and press out of shape	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
form into a spiral shape