Definition
A person who deliberately twists facts, information, or images to mislead people or create false impressions.
Etymology
From distortion plus the suffix -ist (one who practices or specializes in something), parallel to words like impressionist or revisionist.
Kelly Says
A distortionist is different from a simple liar—they're skilled at subtly twisting truth into falsehood, making propaganda, deepfakes, and spin doctors all professional distortionists.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
ARالعربية
مُشوّش
mu-shuush
BNবাংলা
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
CACatalà
distortionista
dis-tor-sio-nis-ta
CSČeština
deformovaný
de-for-mo-va-ny
DADansk
distortionist
dis-tor-sjo-nist
DEDeutsch
Verzerrungs-Künstler
fer-tser-ungs-künstler
ELΕλληνικά
διαστρεπτικός
dia-strep-tikos
ESEspañol
distorsionista
dis-tor-sion-is-ta
FAفارسی
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
FISuomi
distortionisti
dis-tor-sjo-nis-ti
FRFrançais
distorsionniste
dis-tor-sjon-nist
GUGU
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
HAHA
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
HEעברית
מ Distortional
mi-stors-io-nal
HIहिन्दी
विकृतिकार
vi-kru-ti-kaar
HUMagyar
torzító
tor-zito
IDBahasa Indonesia
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
IGIG
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
ITItaliano
distorsionista
dis-tor-sio-nis-ta
KKKK
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
KMKM
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
MRMR
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
MSBahasa Melayu
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
MYမြန်မာ
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
NLNederlands
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
NONorsk
distortionist
dis-tor-sjo-nist
PAPA
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
PLPolski
distorsionista
dis-tor-sjon-is-ta
PTPortuguês
distorcionista
dis-tor-sio-nis-ta
RORomână
distorsionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
RUРусский
дисто́рсионщик
di-stor-sion-shik
SVSvenska
distorsionist
dis-tor-sjo-nist
SWKiswahili
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
TAதமிழ்
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
TEతెలుగు
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
TLTL
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
TRTürkçe
distorsiyoncu
dis-tor-siyon-cu
UKУкраїнська
дисто́рсійник
di-stor-sii-nik
URاردو
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
VITiếng Việt
đ扭曲
đi-stôr-si-on
YOYO
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist
ZUZU
distortionist
dis-tor-sio-nist